Applied Intuition · 11 hours ago
ML Perception - Technical Lead
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$231K/yr - $300K/yr
5+ years expApplied Intuition is a Silicon Valley company focused on powering the future of physical AI. They are seeking a lead software engineer with expertise in ML-first perception for autonomous vehicles, responsible for guiding the engineering team in developing key ML capabilities for their autonomous vehicle stack.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of advanced deep learning models for perception, with a goal of integrating perception into a fully end-to-end autonomy stack
Collaborate closely with Planning, Prediction, and Simulation teams to define closed-loop evaluation metrics, use real and synthetic data for model training, fine tuning and performance evaluation
Mentor a team of machine learning engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, safety, and deployment-readiness in the development of E2E-centric perception systems
Qualification
Required
5+ years of industry experience in autonomous driving, with a strong focus on perception systems
Experience managing and mentoring teams of machine learning engineers or researchers
Proven track record of architecting scalable, modular ML pipelines and delivering production-grade perception systems in complex, dynamic environments
Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++, with hands-on experience using modern deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
Preferred
Familiarity with both real and synthetic data pipelines for model training, validation, and closed-loop evaluation
Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams across planning, prediction, and simulation domains
Benefits
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
Paid time off
Company
Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition provides software infrastructure to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles
at scale.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.5BKey Investors
General Catalyst
2025-06-17Series F· $600M
2024-07-25Secondary Market· $300M
2024-03-11Series E· $250M
Leadership Team
Qasar Younis
Co-Founder and CEO
Peter Ludwig
CTO, Co-founder
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