Software Engineer - Perception

Company: Apam 91
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

About the role
We are looking for a software engineer with expertise in perception for autonomous vehicles or robotics. Your contributions will focus on building out key capabilities of perception modules within an autonomous vehicle stack. You will also drive the design and development of computer vision and machine learning techniques to enable self-driving vehicles to navigate.
In addition to your engineering contributions, by working in our dynamic and customer-focused team culture, you will contribute to and learn from best practices in the nascent autonomy industry. We move fast and focus on excellence, for our products and for our business. If you are hands-on and looking for a place to have a multiplying effect on making autonomous systems a reality, Applied Intuition is the place for you!
We are hiring for all levels.
At Applied Intuition, you will:

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• Prototype, evaluate, refine, and deploy capabilities for real-time perception systems
  
• Collaborate tightly with prediction and planning engineers on cross-team initiatives
  
• Deploy your perception modules to production hardware and test in the field
  
• Collaborate with customers' engineers and manage customer relationships
  
  We're looking for someone who has:
  
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  • Experience building software components or (sub) systems that address real-world perception challenges
    
  • Expertise in subdomains such as modeling, input pipelines, evaluation, deployment, and model optimization
    
  • Fluency in C++ and/or Python
    
    Nice to have:
    
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    • A Master's degree or PhD in computer science, physics, robotics, or related fields
      
    • 2+ years of experience in the autonomous vehicle industry.
      
    • Peer-reviewed research at machine learning conferences like NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, ECCV, IROS, or ICRA.
      
      Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.
      Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $133,000 - $162,000 USD annually.
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