# Software Integration Engineer, Self-Driving at Applied Intuition

- Company: Applied Intuition
- What the company does: Applied Intuition powers physical AI, automating machines across automotive, defense, trucking, mining, construction, & agriculture. Backed by General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.appliedintuition.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Sunnyvale
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Applied/e1779868-337b-46df-96e0-fd7202fe4297
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/applied-intuition-software-integration-engineer-self-driving/

## About the role

The Autonomy Integration team bridges Applied Intuition’s autonomy software with real vehicles, owning compute, networking, sensors, actuation, embedded execution, and platform automation across passenger and industrial vehicles. The team works across 0-to-1 bring-up and 1-to-many scalable deployment, with hands-on vehicle and test-track work and ~10% travel.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience integrating software and hardware onto vehicles, robots, or other physical systems with real actuators and sensors
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related field
- Strong C or C++, plus working Python, with experience writing and debugging code that runs on Linux and talks to hardware
- Hands-on experience with automotive networks (CAN, CAN-FD, automotive Ethernet) and the tooling around them
- Working knowledge of Linux systems and networking: building or maintaining machine images, configuring network interfaces, and automating setup with configuration management tools
- Demonstrated ownership of at least one full platform integration from architecture and interface definition through on-vehicle validation and handoff

Tags: Vehicle OS