Software Integration Engineer - New Grad

Forward Deployed Software Engineer – New Grad

Washington, D.C., United States

Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe, AI‑driven machines. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion after its recent Series F funding round, Applied Intuition delivers the Vehicle OS, Self‑Driving System, and toolchain to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuition’s solutions to deliver vehicle intelligence.

The company serves the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Diego, CA, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Ann Arbor, MI, London, Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Bangalore, Seoul, and Tokyo. Learn more at

Applied Intuition is redefining vehicle intelligence across commercial and defense sectors. As a Forward Deployed Software Engineer, your responsibilities will look similar to those of a startup CTO: you’ll work in small teams and own end‑to‑end execution of high‑stakes projects. You will be the technical bridge between Applied Intuition’s novel vehicle intelligence platforms and our customers’ real‑world operational environments.

The unique advantage: you’ll leverage our robust commercial technology and rapidly evolving product suite to deliver capabilities that would take traditional defense contractors years to develop. You’ll tackle problems spanning core software engineering, system deployment, hardware integration, and everything in between to ensure mission success.

• Work across our entire stack to develop new products, features, and tools for our customers’ autonomy development workflows
• Have an unparalleled opportunity to work with domain experts across a variety of fields: infrastructure, robotics, graphics, and startup veterans
• Work directly with defense and government customers to deploy, integrate, and operationalize Applied Intuition’s vehicle intelligence products in military and government environments—from defense contractors to forward operating bases
• Tackle a broad range of technical challenges, including software engineering, operating system configuration, system deployment, and hardware integration
• Bridge customer-built systems and Applied’s solutions to deliver tangible value
• Design and implement scalable, consistent approaches for customer engagement and project execution
• Develop architectural solutions that improve consistency and scalability across projects
• Collaborate with internal engineering, product, and customer teams to ensure successful outcomes
• Take ownership of technical outcomes and drive projects to completion, adapting to changing requirements and priorities

• Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C++, Python
• Experience supporting integration and deployment of complex systems
• Experience taking initiative in a fast‑paced environment
• Excellent communication skills and focus on solving customer problems

• Prior experience working with government customers, defense contractors, or in military environments
• Familiarity with system architecture and designing scalable solutions
• Experience in defense, automotive, robotics, or adjacent industries
• Soliciting customer requirements and mapping to product‑level features or roadmaps

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

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Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401(k) retirement benefits with employer…