Applied Intuition
Software Engineer, Robotics
About this role
Applied Intuition seeks a Robotics Software Engineer to develop full-stack control software for general-purpose robots, from low-level firmware to fleet deployment. You'll work hands-on with physical hardware, collaborating across mechanical, electrical, and AI teams to bring autonomous systems to real-world applications.
What you'll do
- Design and implement robotics software for locomotion, whole-body control, and manipulation on bi-dexterous platforms
- Bring up and integrate new robot generations with actuators, sensors, controllers, and onboard compute
- Develop real-time C++ control software emphasizing reliability, performance, and testability
- Build simulation infrastructure and validate robot behaviors in physics-based environments before hardware deployment
- Debug physical robot failures and analyze telemetry data to improve system robustness
- Contribute to scaling tools including fleet monitoring, testing pipelines, operator interfaces, and CI/CD systems
What they're looking for
- C++ (C++14/17/20) with multithreading and real-time systems
- Robotics fundamentals: kinematics, dynamics, control theory, state estimation
- Embedded systems and communication protocols (CAN, EtherCAT, Ethernet)
- Linux development and hardware-software debugging
- Python for tooling and scripting
- Physics simulation environments
- ROS/ROS2 or robotics middleware
- Sensor fusion and perception
Benefits
- Base salary, equity (options/RSUs), and comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off
- In-office environment in Sunnyvale with flexibility for occasional remote work
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge autonomous systems with major industry leaders
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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
- Walk us through a robotics project where you debugged a failure on physical hardware. How did you isolate the root cause and what tools or telemetry did you use?
- Describe your experience with real-time C++ systems. How have you handled multithreading, memory management, and performance tuning in a robotics context?