Senior Software Engineer – Maps Infrastructure
Applied Intuition7 hours ago
Base Salary
$160k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Manage distributed simulation workflows for large-scale testing of robotic control, planning, and perception systems.
- Architect and build scalable HD mapping workflows integrated with autonomy stacks for mapping, localization, and simulation.
- Develop infrastructure and tools for HD map creation, ingestion, storage, lifecycle management, visualization, editing, and fleet publishing.
- Define and own the Dana for Physical AI map storage format, including user interfaces, data pipelines, storage, CRUD operations, and SDKs.
- Build high-performance real-time geometric query systems for three-dimensional spatial queries.
- Support digitization of road geometry and semantic attributes from lidar, satellite imagery, aerial imagery, and street-level imagery.
- Validate map changes using mapping specifications and algorithmic quality checks.
- Troubleshoot and determine root causes of map-related simulation and on-road disengagement failures.
- Collaborate with engineers and customers to gather requirements, plan features, and create roadmaps.
- Advise customers on simulation and mapping tools for evaluating autonomy performance, safety, and robustness.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, or a related engineering field.
- At least 2 years of experience in HD mapping for autonomous vehicles, including software components or subsystems addressing mapping or localization challenges.
- At least 3 years of programming and systems experience with C++, Python, Go, JavaScript, SQL, Linux, and Git.
- Experience with scalable distributed systems, CI/CD workflows, version control, Jira, and Git-based tooling.
- Strong understanding of centimeter-precision lane-level geometry, routing, and HD map structures used in autonomous driving.
- Preferred experience with Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, large-scale data processing, 3D geometry, distributed systems, localization sensors, point clouds, 3D visualization, browser-based map editors, and web-based 3D tooling.
- Preferred familiarity with mapping, perception, localization, planning, log-based resimulation, simulation-based validation, ROS, Unreal Engine, MATLAB, and Blender.
Benefits
- Full-time employees are expected to work primarily from an Applied Intuition office 5 days per week, with occasional remote work and schedule flexibility.
- The company provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and medical conditions.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds software tools, infrastructure, and operating systems for developing, testing, and deploying autonomous and driver-assistance systems across automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, and agriculture. It sells enterprise software and services including simulation, sensor data management, HD mapping, and a vehicle OS to OEMs and government customers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it counts 18 of the top 20 global automakers and the U.S. military among its users.