Applied Intuition · 10 hours ago
Data & ML Pipeline Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expApplied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI, creating the digital infrastructure for autonomous driving. The Data & ML Pipeline Software Engineer will build systems that connect vehicle data collection and model improvement, collaborating closely with ML engineers to enhance data-driven development processes.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureSoftware
Responsibilities
Build and maintain large-scale data processing pipelines (ETL) for ingesting and curating driving datasets
Design and implement systems that automate data selection, labeling, training, and testing loops
Collaborate with modeling teams to improve training efficiency and model performance across iterations
Develop the core infrastructure that closes the loop between real-world test results and new model deployments
Use your engineering expertise to help Applied Intuition’s vehicles learn from data at scale, improving safety and performance
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to defining best practices for data-centric development
Qualification
Required
3–5 years of experience in software or data infrastructure engineering
Expertise in building and scaling data pipelines, distributed systems, or ML infrastructure
Proficiency in Python and strong knowledge of data frameworks (Spark, Airflow, Kafka, etc.)
Experience working with large-scale datasets and understanding data-driven development cycles
Familiarity with machine learning workflows or model training/deployment, especially automation of those processes
Strong systems thinking and ability to work across multiple parts of the stack (data, infra, and ML)
Interest in seeing the direct impact of your infrastructure work on how vehicles perform and improve
Preferred
Experience with automotive (AV) or robotics systems
Previous work on ML platforms for large-scale products (e.g., Ads, Recommendation, or Autonomy pipelines)
Experience with highly automated ML training workflows
Prior contributions to systems that connect data-driven model iteration loops (“data flywheel”)
Ability to move fast, learn quickly, and mentor others while growing with the team
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
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (122)
2024 (56)
2023 (33)
2022 (16)
2021 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.5BKey Investors
BlackRock,Kleiner PerkinsLux Capital,Porsche Investments ManagementAddition,Coatue,Elad Gil
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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