Applied Intuition · 6 hours ago
Software Engineer - Planning
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$125K/yr - $245K/yr
3+ years expApplied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe, AI-driven machines. They are seeking a Software Engineer with expertise in motion planning for autonomous vehicles or mobile robots to develop high-performance planning modules for various autonomy use cases.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop state-of-the-art onroad behavior software and leverage ML components to achieve highway and city driving
Design and implement planning modules that can be deployed on onroad vehicles for autonomous navigation
Leverage lightweight map data (SD maps) and the outputs of a perception system to determine driving costs to use for planning
Deploy your planning modules to production hardware and test on the road
Collaborate with customers’ engineers and manage customer relationships
Qualification
Required
A passion for tackling challenging planning problems involving a wide array of vehicles
3+ years of experience building production software using modern software practices
Experience developing planning solutions for autonomous vehicles or other mobile robots
Fluency in writing modern, high-performance C++ code
Enthusiasm for coming up with practical solutions to cutting-edge challenges in a fast-paced environment, and building towards an end-to-end strategy
Preferred
A MSc or PhD in computer science or applied mathematics with coursework or research experience in planning
Experience writing safety-critical C++ software
Hands-on experience developing and testing planning algorithms on an autonomous vehicle
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 and Co-founder
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