Backend Software Developer, Applied Intuition

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, Cyber-security or a related engineering field
• 3+ years of experience designing and operating infrastructure for high-performance engineering teams
• Deep expertise with CI/CD systems, build tooling, version control, and developer-facing services
• Proficiency with Linux systems and common tools (e.g. Kubernetes, Git, Docker, Artifactory)
• Experience with secure systems development, especially in U.S. government or defense environments
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python or Bash preferred)
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance
• CompTIA Security+ certification (or willingness to obtain within 6 months)

Desirable

• As a Software Engineer for Developer Productivity , you will contribute to the design and evolution of the systems that support our autonomy software lifecycle—from code commit to hardware-in-the-loop testing
• You will accelerate secure software development across Applied Intuition's full simulation and validation platform by building CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and developer tooling that maintain high velocity while ensuring compliance with government security protocols, clearance requirements, and air-gapped network constraints
• Your work will directly affect the pace, safety, and reliability of autonomy development at Applied
• Build and maintain high-leverage tools and systems that empower engineering teams to develop and deploy autonomy software with greater speed, reliability, and security
• Design scalable CI/CD workflows that integrate with our autonomy-specific validation stack, including simulation, sensor modeling, and multi-agent testing
• Improve the internal developer experience through robust build systems, reproducible environments, and secure artifact management
• Support hybrid cloud and on-prem infrastructure used for large-scale simulation, ML pipelines, and real-time testing
• Partner with simulation, ML, autonomy, and security teams to deliver tailored infrastructure for their needs—while keeping systems simple, reliable, and maintainable
• Contribute to infrastructure and security compliance for customers operating in defense, classified, or other highly regulated domains