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Applied Intuition

Software Engineer - Production (Defense)

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Mountain View, California, United States

4d ago
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Job Description

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is a vehicle software supplier that accelerates the adoption of safe and intelligent machines worldwide. Founded in 2017, Applied Intuition delivers the AI-powered ADAS/AD toolchain, vehicle platform, and autonomy stack to help customers shorten time to market, build high-quality systems, and create next-generation consumer experiences. 18 of the top 20 global automakers trust Applied Intuition’s solutions to drive the production of modern vehicles. Applied Intuition serves the automotive, trucking, construction, mining, agriculture, and defense industries and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices in San Diego, CA, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Ann Arbor and Detroit, MI, Washington, D.C., Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Seoul, and Tokyo. Learn more at appliedintuition.com.

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. (Note: this is not applicable for EpiSci roles)

About the role

Autonomous system development across ground, aerial, maritime, and space domains relies on large-scale simulation infrastructure that must run reliably on government networks (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Arcus, SUNet). As a Production Engineer at Applied Intuition, you’ll be at the forefront of deploying, scaling, and maintaining mission-critical infrastructure in high-security environments.

Our workloads push the limits of traditional cloud and on-prem deployments, demanding high-reliability, scalable systems that can handle massive data generation and compute demands. You’ll solve complex infra challenges—optimizing performance in constrained networks, ensuring uptime in air-gapped environments, and enabling interoperability with diverse autonomy software stacks.

You’ll work across engineering, product, and government teams to drive seamless integration, deployment, and operation in mission-critical environments. This means tackling real-world constraints, deploying directly into customer-owned infrastructure, and ensuring operational success for government partners who rely on our systems.

If you want to build high-performance, real-world infrastructure that supports cutting-edge autonomy in challenging, high-stakes environments, this is the place.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

  • Deploy & maintain mission-critical infra on government networks with high reliability and minimal downtime
  • Optimize performance in air-gapped, hybrid cloud, and constrained network environments
  • Automate & streamline deployments by building internal tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and security monitoring

We're looking for someone who has:

  • Experience in cloud infrastructure, networking, security, or large-scale software systems
  • Strong practical coding ability (Python, Go, C++, or similar) and shell scripting (e.g., Bash)
  • Experience with microservice orchestration (Kubernetes), containerization (Docker), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)
  • Exposure to government networks, access controls, and security frameworks
  • US Citizenship
  • Willingness to obtain a security clearance (active clearance is a plus)

Nice to have:

  • Security certifications (e.g., CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, Security+ CE)
  • Experience with open-source tooling

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: $65,000 - $400,000 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 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.

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