Senior Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure

Applied Intuition; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA seeks infrastructure engineers to scale open-source data infrastructure across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem deployments. You will handle data collection, ingestion, storage, and querying, collaborating with business units to design and build data products for the platform.

You will own end-to-end data pipelines, tune processing and indexing, and provide performant query interfaces with easy integration hooks, using modern tooling and open-source technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• 3+ years of professional experience.
• Experience with large-scale open source data technologies (Spark, Kafka, Hudi, Flyte).
• Experience with containerization and modern software development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Scale infrastructure to support cloud, hybrid, and on-prem deployments.
• Handle end-to-end data lifecycle from ingestion to retrieval across the data platform.
• Build features to tune data processing pipelines for fast ingestion and indexing.
• Enable product workflows with performant query interfaces and easy integration hooks.
• Develop and deploy high-quality software using modern OSS tooling.

Skills

Data infrastructures

Open source tech

Containerization

Cloud & on-prem

Data quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Spark

Kafka

Hudi

Flyte

Kubernetes

Job description

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.

About the role

We are looking for infrastructure engineers with expertise in scaling open-source data infrastructure to join the Data & ML infra group. This role will work across the entire data lifecycle (collection, ingestion, storage, querying, retrieval) and work directly with all business units across the company to design and develop both external and internal products. Handling massive volumes of data for Applied Intuition’s platform needs is a critical area and we are looking for someone who can be hands‑on in supporting our data products and verticals across the company. At Applied Intuition, we encourage all engineers to take ownership over technical and product decisions, closely interact with external and internal users to collect feedback, and contribute to a thoughtful, dynamic team culture.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

• Scale infrastructure to support all deployment types (cloud, hybrid, on-prem) and across regions
• Be involved in the end to end data lifecycle, from the external-facing product to the underlying platform and infrastructure for it
• Build features to tune processing pipeline for fast data ingestion and indexing depending on customer’s needs and workloads
• Enable product workflows that expose performant query interfaces and offer easy‑to‑use integration hooks
• Develop and deploy high‑quality software using modern tooling and frameworks, especially open‑source technologies

We’re looking for someone who has:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent
• 3+ years of professional experience
• Experience with large‑scale open source data technologies (Spark, Kafka, Hudi, Flyte, etc.)
• Experience with containerization and other modern software development workflows
• Knowledge of the open source landscape with judgment on when to choose open source versus build in‑house

Nice to have:

• Expertise with modern programming languages (Python, C++, GoLang, Scala, etc.)
• Experience with other open‑source data technologies not listed above
• Expertise with Kubernetes
• Experience with enterprise software, including on‑prem and/or cloud environments
• Deep knowledge of data quality, data profiling and cleansing techniques

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.

Please reference the job posting’s subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full‑time position in the location listed is: $153,000 - $222,000 USD annually.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60‑1.4(a), 41 CFR 60‑300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60‑741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.