Applied Intuition
Forward Deployed Engineer - New Grad (December 2026)
About this role
Applied Intuition seeks a new graduate to join as a Forward Deployed Engineer, serving as the technical bridge between the company's autonomous vehicle infrastructure and customer deployments. You'll own end-to-end projects across software, robotics, and systems challenges while working directly with major automakers and defense clients in real-world operational environments.
What you'll do
- Deploy and integrate Applied Intuition's autonomy products into customer environments
- Develop features and tools across the full software stack for autonomy workflows
- Solve software engineering, infrastructure, robotics, and systems challenges
- Drive technical and product decisions from development through deployment
- Collaborate with customers and internal teams to understand problems and deliver solutions
- Rapidly learn and adapt to new technical tools and domain-specific environments
What they're looking for
- C++ or Python programming
- Software engineering and systems design
- Self-directed learning and rapid tool adoption
- Problem-solving across diverse technical domains
- Customer communication and technical collaboration
- Frontend, API, or database development (React, GraphQL, SQLAlchemy)
- Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Robotics middleware or simulation tools (ROS)
Benefits
- Work with 18 of the top 20 global automakers and U.S. military clients
- Opportunity to develop expertise in autonomous vehicles and physical AI
- Collaborate with domain experts and startup veterans
- Primarily in-office (Sunnyvale) with flexible scheduling options
- High-impact, ownership-driven projects from day one
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Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds autonomous vehicle and defense systems software, including motion planning algorithms, simulation infrastructure, and autonomy integration platforms for aerial and ground platforms. The company is hiring for security engineers, robotics/autonomy software engineers, hardware-in-the-loop specialists, and IT operations professionals to support its growing physical AI operations.
- Website
- appliedintuition.com
Likely interview questions
- Tell us about a complex engineering problem you solved and how you approached learning the necessary tools or domain knowledge.
- Describe your experience deploying or integrating software systems, especially in production or real-world environments.