Applied Intuition

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Applied Intuition$130K — $155K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as C++ and Python
  • Broad technical experience including software engineering and operating systems
  • Experience in integrating and deploying complex systems
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt in ambiguous environments
  • Strong communication skills with a customer-focused approach
  • References highlighting low-ego, motivated, communicative, and curious mindset

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with customers to deploy and integrate vehicle intelligence products
  • Address a variety of technical challenges across software and hardware domains
  • Bridge customer-built systems with Applied's solutions for value delivery
  • Design and implement consistent customer engagement and project execution approaches
  • Develop architectural solutions for project consistency and scalability
  • Collaborate with internal teams for successful project outcomes
  • Take ownership of project technical outcomes and drive them to completion

Benefits

  • Travel opportunities to customer sites and company offices
  • Exposure to a rapidly evolving product suite and technology
  • Work within small, dedicated teams on high-stakes projects
  • Opportunity to leverage advanced technology for fast-paced problem-solving
  • Support for personal and professional growth in a dynamic environment
Full Job Description
About the role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll work in small teams and own end-to-end execution of high stakes projects. You'll be the technical bridge between Applied Intuition's novel vehicle intelligence platforms and our customers' real-world operational environments.

This role demands both technical depth and operational excellence. You'll work with customers, integrating our tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks in challenging operational environments. The unique advantage: you'll leverage our robust commercial technology and rapidly evolving product suite to deliver capabilities that would take traditional contractors years to develop. You'll tackle problems spanning core software engineering, system deployment, hardware integration, and everything in between to ensure mission success.

At Applied Intuition, you will:
  • Work directly with customers to deploy, integrate, and operationalize Applied Intuition's vehicle intelligence products
  • Tackle a broad range of technical challenges, including software engineering, operating system configuration, system deployment, and hardware integration
  • Bridge customer-built systems and Applied's solutions to deliver tangible value
  • Design and implement scalable, consistent approaches for customer engagement and project execution
  • Develop architectural solutions that improve consistency and scalability across projects
  • Collaborate with internal engineering, product, and customer teams to ensure successful outcomes
  • Take ownership of technical outcomes and drive projects to completion, adapting to changing requirements and priorities

We're looking for someone who has:
  • Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering
  • Strong engineer with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as C++, Python
  • Broad technical experience across software engineering, operating systems, and some hardware
  • Experience supporting integration and deployment of complex systems
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills and a proven ability to thrive and innovate independently within highly ambiguous and rapidly evolving operational environments
  • Excellent communication skills and focus on solving customer problems
  • Experience in driving customer engagements and success
  • References who will describe them as low-ego, highly motivated, thoughtfully opinionated, strong communicators and curious listeners

Travel requirements:
  • General willingness to travel for company business between our offices, as well as to customer sites

Nice to have:
  • Prior experience working with customers
  • Familiarity with system architecture and designing scalable solutions
  • Experience in automotive, robotics, defense or adjacent industries

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.

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is a software company that provides a simulation platform for autonomous vehicles. The platform allows developers to test and validate their autonomous vehicle software in a virtual environment before deploying it on real vehicles. Applied Intuition was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Learn more about Applied Intuition
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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