Applied Intuition · 9 hours ago
Platform Engineer
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$130K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expApplied Intuition is a vehicle intelligence company focused on the adoption of AI-driven machines. As a Platform Engineer on the Developer Productivity team, you will support the development of autonomy products, enhance secure software development processes, and maintain build systems for high-performance engineering teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Maintain cutting-edge build systems that enable the delivery of zero-fault tolerant, autonomy applications deployed on aerial and maritime platforms
Build high-leverage tools and systems that empower engineering teams to develop and deploy autonomy software with greater speed, reliability, and security
Design scalable CI/CD workflows that integrate with our autonomy-specific validation stack, including simulation, sensor modeling, and multi-agent testing
Improve the internal developer experience through robust build systems, reproducible environments, and secure artifact management
Support hybrid cloud and on-prem infrastructure used for large-scale simulation, ML pipelines, and live testing of autonomous combat aircraft
Partner with simulation, ML, autonomy, and security teams to deliver tailored infrastructure for their needs—while keeping systems simple, reliable, and maintainable
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, Cyber-security or a related engineering field
3+ years of experience designing and operating infrastructure for high-performance engineering teams
Experience deploying and maintaining systems through a modern Infrastructure as Code approach (e.g. Terraform & Ansible)
Proficiency with specialty build system tooling (e.g. Bazel, Nix)
Deep expertise with CI/CD systems, build tooling, version control, and developer-facing services
Strong scripting and automation skills (Python or Bash preferred)
U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
CompTIA Security+ certification (or willingness to obtain within 6 months)
Must be willing to travel as required to support projects; estimated average travel is once every other month for between 2-5 days (~20%)
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must hold or be eligible for a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, Cyber-security or a related engineering field
5+ years of hands-on experience performing DevOps roles in the defense industry
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
Proven expertise in setting up and managing on-premises instances of AWS Services, ML Ops tooling, and automated security monitoring solutions
Current U.S. TOP SECRET clearance
Benefits
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
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
Recent News
2025-12-11
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2025-12-06
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