Software Engineer - Systems Engineering AI Tooling

applied; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement benefits with employer match

Learning and wellness stipends

Paid time off

Job summary

Applied Intuition is looking for a Systems Engineering Tools & Traceability Engineer in Sunnyvale, California. In this role, you will develop scalable internal tools and workflows that support autonomous vehicle programs, integrating data across requirements management and validation.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 2+ years of backend software development experience, with strong proficiency in Python. The company offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
• 2+ years of professional experience in backend software development.
• Strong proficiency in Python, familiarity with Java or C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable internal tools for autonomous vehicle programs.
• Integrate data across various tools for end-to-end traceability.
• Build backend services and APIs to unify engineering artifacts.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

Backend software development

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

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

The Systems Engineering Tools & Traceability Engineer will help build the internal platforms and workflows that support development and validation for autonomous vehicle programs at Applied Intuition. You’ll develop scalable backend systems and tooling that connect requirements, modeling, validation, and test data into a unified engineering platform.

This role sits at the intersection of backend infrastructure, systems engineering, and safety-critical development. You’ll work closely with autonomy, safety, and systems engineering teams to improve traceability, automate workflows, and support reliable, production-grade engineering processes across vehicle programs.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

• Design, develop, and productionize scalable internal tools and AI workflows that support system engineering and validation for autonomous vehicle programs.

• Integrate data across requirements management, modeling, and validation tools to provide end-to-end traceability from system requirements to test results.

• Build backend services and APIs to unify distributed engineering artifacts into a cohesive, reliable platform.

• Develop dashboards and KPIs to measure requirement coverage, trace completeness, and validation progress.

• Own and evolve the core traceability data model, enabling bidirectional traceability, versioning, baselining, and change impact analysis.

• Refactor internal prototypes into production-grade, certifiable systems with strong reliability, access control, and auditability.

• Collaborate closely with systems engineering, safety, and autonomy teams to ensure tooling supports compliance and safety case development.

• Scale internal tooling to support production programs and future regulatory needs

We're looking for someone who has:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 2+ years of professional experience in backend software development, internal tooling, or platform engineering.

• Strong proficiency in Python and familiarity with Java or C/C++.

• Experience designing and building REST or GraphQL APIs.

• Experience with data modeling, schema design, and integrating systems via APIs.

• Experience building scalable backend services and working with CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong systems thinking and the ability to work across complex, cross-functional technical domains.

Nice to have:

• Experience with requirements management or system modeling tools.

• Experience building dashboards, metrics frameworks, or traceability platforms.

• Familiarity with configuration management or compliance-driven environments.

• Exposure to safety-critical or regulated systems.

• Experience in a startup or fast-paced engineering environment.

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: $125,000 - $185,000 USD annually.

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 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.