Applied Intuition · 21 hours ago
Software Engineer – Motion Planning and Control
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$149K/yr - $245K/yr
2+ years expApplied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI and is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Motion Planning and Control. The role involves analyzing user needs, designing and developing software solutions for autonomy and mobility products, and optimizing cloud infrastructure initiatives.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureSoftware
Responsibilities
Analyze user needs and software requirements, develop solutions, and determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
Design, develop, and modify software specifications and determine performance standards
Develop scalable applications and participate in all aspects of software development including design, implementation, and testing
Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation and architect solutions to any bottlenecks that are encountered
Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status
Build out infrastructure initiatives, optimize our cloud computer and storage costs, and help design new cloud projects
Confer with domain experts across a variety of fields to design software and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces
Work on world-class solutions to the autonomy industry's leading infrastructure problems
Design, develop, and maintain software solutions for autonomy and mobility products, particularly advanced behavior and motion planning algorithms for off-road vehicles
Work across the technology stack, handling full-stack development, infrastructure, simulation, testing, and more
Create behavior and motion planning with collision avoidance systems for safe, efficient and robust algorithm, scalable, and efficient software that meets both customer and internal needs
Qualification
Required
Must have at least a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related
At least 2 years of experience as a Software Engineer for an autonomous technology company
At least 2 years of experience using C++, search algorithms, path planning, motion planning algorithm, obstacle avoidance, behavior trees, finite state machines, Markov decision processes, Robot Operate system (ROS), MPC, LQR, PID, and Linux
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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2024 (56)
2023 (33)
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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
Recent News
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