Senior Software Engineer – Developer Studio

Applied Intuition; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition is shaping the future of vehicle software with a cloud-hosted, full-stack Workbench platform. The role focuses on end-to-end design, backend ownership, and scalable infrastructure to support high-throughput workloads.

You will drive architectural decisions, mentor teams, and align with tooling to deliver reliable, production-grade solutions for customers building vehicle applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS, Math, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience at a tech company.
• Experience building large-scale infrastructure applications.
• Experience building scalable, high-performance solutions.
• Proficiency with relational databases and SQL; HTML, CSS, Java, and JavaScript; Linux OS.

Responsibilities

• Engage in end-to-end design, development and maintenance of a large-scale cloud-hosted, full-stack platform for building and testing vehicle applications.
• Own and maintain backend systems for the Workbench platform, focusing on reliability, uptime, and stability in a distributed cloud environment.
• Design and implement scalable infrastructure and performance improvements to support high throughput workloads and reduce latency.
• Develop and improve platform infrastructure and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
• Lead architectural design efforts for major platform components, including redesigns, tradeoff analysis, and long-term scalability planning.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, virtualization, and tooling teams to integrate cross-functional requirements into Workbench.

Skills

Large-scale infra

Scalable solutions

Relational databases

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field

Tools

VIM

GIT

Job description

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 full-time 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. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

About the role

• Responsible for end-to-end design, development, and maintenance of a large scale cloud hosted, full stack platform used for building and testing vehicle applications.
• Own and maintain backend systems for the Workbench platform, including core services responsible for reliability, uptime, and system stability in a distributed cloud environment.
• Design and implement scalable infrastructure and performance improvements to support high throughput workloads, reduce latency and eliminate system bottlenecks across compute and virtualization layers.
• Develop and improve platform infrastructure.
• Lead architectural design efforts for major platform components, including system redesigns, technical tradeoff analysis, and long-term scalability planning.
• Provide technical leadership on complex engineering initiatives and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
• Collaborate closely with infrastructure, virtualization, and tooling teams to integrate cross functional requirements into the Workbench platform and ensure compatibility across development workflows.
• Contribute to full stack development of customer facing features and developer workflows within Workbench, including productivity enhancements leveraging automation to improve developer efficiency and reduce iteration time.
• Participate in system hardening efforts, including secure access control considerations, and platform reliability safeguards to ensure production grade stability and operational safety.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Must have at least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or in a related field
• At least 5 years of experience in a software engineering role for a technology company
• At least 1 years of experience in the following:
  • Building large-scale infrastructure applications
  • Building highly scalable performant solutions
  • Relational databases and SQL
  • Code editors VIM, and revision control systems GIT
  • Linux operating system
  • HTML, CSS, Java, and Java Script
    

Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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.

FOR US-BASED ROLES:

Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available, requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way, and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request. If you require an accommodation please contact [e-mail]. We'll work with you!