Applied Intuition is looking for a software engineer with expertise in perception for autonomous vehicles or mobile robots to build key capabilities of perception modules within an autonomous vehicle stack, including 4D world representations and computer vision and machine learning techniques for self-driving vehicles.
What You'll Do
- Train, modify, and create beyond-SOTA algorithms for constructing powerful world representations that can be used for perception, world modeling, and ML driven autonomy
- Test and evaluate your algorithms on real vehicles, owning large portions of the autonomy stack and ensuring that they provide real improvements to the driving abilities
- Work closely with our data, behavior, and research teams to develop the most advanced autonomy software for all domains to deploy to production for our customers
What We're Looking For
- 3+ years of experience building software components or (sub) systems that address real-world perception challenges
- Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field
- Strong proficiency in C++ and Python
- Experience building machine learning models from data collection to production and deployment
- Deep understanding of the concepts and methods behind any frameworks or libraries that they worked with
- Interest in keeping up to date in their field, identifying trends and figuring out which new ideas are promising and which are risky
Nice to Have
- MSc or PhD in perception or closely related field
- Experience working in modern ML-based perception for autonomous systems
- Deep knowledge of the current trends in computer vision including perception, reconstruction, diffusion, world models and pre training vision models
Technical Stack
- C++
- Python
- machine learning
- computer vision
- perception systems
- autonomous vehicle stack
- 4D world representations
- ML-driven autonomy
Team & Environment
- dynamic and customer-focused team culture
Benefits & Compensation
- comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
- 401k retirement benefits with employer match
- learning and wellness stipends
- paid time off
- equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units
- $125,000 - $222,000 USD annually
Work Mode
Employees primarily work from the Applied Intuition office 5 days a week, with occasional remote work allowed, including starting the day from home before heading to the office or leaving early for family commitments. Offices are located in Sunnyvale, California; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; Tokyo.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. The company prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability, and complies with 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), and Executive Order 13496.
