# Senior Software Engineer - Data Engine at Applied Intuition > Onsite · United States · Senior · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Aapplied%3Ab010aa97-edba-461d-9bf0-1ba3b2fe0fe9 (read 2026-11-05). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Applied Intuition](https://alderhq.app/companies/applied-intuition) - Location text: Sunnyvale - Where it can be done from (inferred): Onsite · United States (evidence: "Location: Sunnyvale") - Posted: 2026-09-21 (45 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/applied/b010aa97-edba-461d-9bf0-1ba3b2fe0fe9 - Skills listed (inferred): TypeScript, React, Python, Go, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Docker, LLMs, Distributed systems ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: $200k–$275k per year (from the listing's pay field) - Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 901): p25 $183k, median $205k, p75 $229k - H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 67, median offered wage $163k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance)) - Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "Applied Intuition UK Ltd" (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers)) ## Description (the employer's text) Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co. We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions ### About the role The Axion Data team at Applied Intuition is building the data engine to train perception models. We build the means to run models at the edge such as Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) models, then backhaul data to our cloud pipeline that ingests and manages this data to enable the continual improvement of these models. As a data engineer experienced in machine learning, you will be responsible for both our edge application which runs perception stacks and our cloud data engine which ingests video data to run the next iteration of the model before we deploy it back down to the edge. This includes optimizing our ability to run these models on both the edge and the cloud, as well as building MLOps tooling to gain insight and visibility into the pipeline for our stakeholders. ### At Applied Intuition, you will Construct optimized data pipelines to run ML models Evolve our data engine architecture to scale high-fidelity labels, reduce annotation costs, and accelerate ML iteration cycles Integrate foundation models (LLMs, VLMs, and multimodal models) to automate and enhance labeling, quality assurance, and data discovery Leverage software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing Interact with the DoD customer to understand their use cases, requirements, and triage needs during field events to deliver a superior customer experience ### We're looking for someone who has 5+ years of relevant work experience Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or relevant field Familiarity with modern ML infrastructure, data-centric AI approaches and running large-scale jobs on GPUs Created or worked on microservices and/or databases for data-oriented software A hunger to learn and grow into a position of ownership and impact on a new product team U.S. citizenship (legally required) and eligibility to obtain a security clearance ### Nice to have Full-stack experience React, TypeScript Python, Golang or similar Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Opensearch and Postgres Direct experience with foundation models, including LLMs and VLMs, for data automation tasks Background in autonomous driving or robotics perception Experience with active learning, auto-labeling, or human-in-the-loop ML systems 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. --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). Cite https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Aapplied%3Ab010aa97-edba-461d-9bf0-1ba3b2fe0fe9 and the date you read it. Observed facts come from the employer's own listing; location reach, level, family and skills are inferences.