Software Integration Engineer
US$180,000 – US$220,000 / yr base salary
Posted 15 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Software Integration Engineer, Self-Driving”
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$180,000 – US$220,000 / yr |
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Field of studyComputer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics (or related)
Study levelBachelor's or higher
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
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.
At Applied Intuition, you will:
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Platform integration, end to end - Lead the integration of autonomy software onto new vehicle platforms, from system architecture and interface definition through first engaged drive and handoff
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System architecture - Design the on-vehicle compute topology, network segmentation, power and data paths, and the interfaces between autonomy compute, safety controllers, and vehicle ECUs
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Actuation and sensing - Build and validate the drive-by-wire interface, whether from an OEM network specification or by integrating a third-party system, and bring up the sensor suite (lidar, radar, camera) including drivers, time sync, and calibration
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Compute and real-time execution - Own the Linux software baseline and configuration management that make a vehicle reproducible, and port control software to real-time embedded targets where the platform requires it