Software Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)

Sunnyvale Autonomous Vehicles Full-time $153k to $222k Posted Nov 2, 2026
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About this role

Applied Intuition is hiring a Software Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA), full-time, on-site in Sunnyvale, in the Autonomous Vehicles sector.

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

  • Contribute across the full technology stack to design and implement new products, features, and tools that enhance customers' autonomy development workflows.

  • Work with large-scale data processing systems to support data-driven development and analysis.

  • Collaborate with experts in infrastructure, robotics, and graphics, as well as experienced startup professionals, while also engaging with the broader autonomy ecosystem to understand diverse approaches to solving fundamental challenges.

  • Carve out a specialized area of expertise, influence key product decisions, and grow through cross disciplinary collaboration.

We're looking for someone who has:

  • Must have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field

  • 18 months of experience in a software engineering role for a technology company

  • At least 1 year of experience with the following:

    • Programming Languages: Golang, C++, SQL

    • Databases: MySQL, Redis

    • Messaging & Event Systems: Apache Kafka, RocketMQ

    • Frameworks & Tools: gRPC, Thrift, Kitex, Protobuf

    • Cloud / Infrastructure: GCP, OCI

    • CI/CD: Unit testing, Integration testing, Stress testing, Grafana

      • #LI-DNP

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.

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