Applied Intuition is hiring a Software Architect - Fallback Stack to lead a critical safety component for our L4 autonomous trucking program. In this role, you will define how the vehicle detects uncertainty, executes minimal risk maneuvers, and establish an architecture that scales across trucking and future autonomy initiatives.
What You'll Do
- Define the architecture for the L4 trucking fallback stack, including interfaces to perception, behavior, planning, control, and the primary autonomy stack.
- Design strategies for degraded driving, minimal risk maneuvers, and transitions to remote assistance.
- Specify and review algorithms that detect autonomy degradation and trigger appropriate fallback behaviors or remote intervention.
- Work closely with behavior, planning, and perception engineers to align safety logic and trajectories with fallback requirements and ODD constraints.
- Architect and refine interfaces between the vehicle stack and the remote assistance platform for tele-guidance and safe maneuver completion.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship as we build the fallback stack team, influencing decisions across trucking and future SDS programs.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 6+ years of experience building autonomy software for L4 autonomous driving systems.
- Strong programming skills in C++.
- Experience designing or implementing fallback or degraded driving behaviors in an autonomous driving stack.
- Hands-on experience integrating multiple autonomy subsystems into a cohesive system architecture.
Nice to Have
- Experience on L4 trucking or robotaxi programs, especially around degraded driving, fallback behavior, or safety-critical autonomy.
- Experience with remote operations, tele-guidance, or remote assistance systems for autonomous vehicles or robots.
- Depth in perception, behavior/decision-making, or motion planning for edge cases, fallback scenarios, or human-intervention handoffs.
- Familiarity with automotive safety and autonomy standards (for example, ISO 26262, ISO 21448, UL 4600) or similar frameworks.
- Experience defining and validating metrics and scenarios for autonomy performance and safety near operational limits.
- Prior experience helping to build a new autonomy capability or team from scratch.
Technical Stack
- C++
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $145,000 - $245,000 USD annually + 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.
Work Mode
This position is onsite. Locations include Sunnyvale, California; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
