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Applied Intuition · 6 hours ago

Software Engineer - Full Stack, Defense

positionSunnyvale, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$153K/yr - $222K/yr

Applied Intuition is a Silicon Valley company powering the future of physical AI, focusing on creating digital infrastructure for various industries. The role of Full Stack Engineer involves building and maintaining a product that enables government teams to develop and operationalize machine learning models for national security applications, working across the full stack and collaborating directly with government customers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureSoftware
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Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain a complete end-to-end product enabling government programs to effectively collect and manage data for ATR (automated target recognition)
Work across the full stack: frontend, backend, data management, and cloud & edge infrastructure
Build and optimize robust data pipelines to support data collection, data labeling, data indexing, machine learning model training, and inference
Work on ML-adjacent tooling and infrastructure that facilitates the entire machine learning lifecycle
Collaborate directly with government customers to gather requirements, provide technical support, and ensure our solution meets their evolving needs
Lead the development of features from inception to delivery, taking ownership of key components
Help architect and scale our product as it grows, ensuring performance, reliability, and security

Qualification

Full-stack software engineeringData pipeline managementMachine learning experienceSoftware development from scratchPassion for defenseCommunication skills

Required

Passion for the defense and national security space
Proven experience as a full-stack software engineer
Familiarity with building and managing data pipelines
Experience with or a strong interest in machine learning adjacent work
A track record of building software solutions from scratch (0->1) and scaling them
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with customers to understand their needs and deliver impactful solutions
U.S. Citizenship

Preferred

Willingness to get clearance, previous security clearance, or active security clearance
Experience working with defense technology in Silicon Valley

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

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Applied Intuition provides software infrastructure to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles
 at scale.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://appliedintuition.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.5B
Key Investors
General Catalyst
2025-06-17Series F· $600M
2024-07-25Secondary Market· $300M
2024-03-11Series E· $250M

Leadership Team

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Qasar Younis
Co-Founder and CEO
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Peter Ludwig
CTO, Co-founder
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Recent News

PR Newswire
ADAS Simulation Market worth $9.66 billion in 2032 | MarketsandMarkets™
2026-01-16
Applied Intuition, Inc.
Announcing a $40M Series B Funding Led by General Catalyst
2026-01-12
FinSMEs
Applied Intuition Raises $125M in Series C Funding
2026-01-12
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