Forward Deployed Software Engineer
US$130,000 – US$200,000 / yr base salary
Posted 11 Sep 2026
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- Expected experience
- 3–6 yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$130,000 – US$200,000 / yr |
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Field of studyEngineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.
We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions
About the role
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll work in small teams and own end-to-end execution of high stakes projects. You'll be the technical bridge between Applied Intuition's novel vehicle intelligence platforms and our customers' real-world operational environments.
This role demands both technical depth and operational excellence. You'll work with customers, integrating our tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks in challenging operational environments. The unique advantage: you'll leverage our robust commercial technology and rapidly evolving product suite to deliver capabilities that would take traditional contractors years to develop. You'll tackle problems spanning core software engineering, system deployment, hardware integration, and everything in between to ensure mission success.
At Applied Intuition, you will:
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Work directly with customers to deploy, integrate, and operationalize Applied Intuition's vehicle intelligence products
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Tackle a broad range of technical challenges, including software engineering, operating system configuration, system deployment, and hardware integration
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Bridge customer-built systems and Applied’s solutions to deliver tangible value
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Design and implement scalable, consistent approaches for customer engagement and project execution