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 Tokyo

Applied Intuition entered the Japan market in 2019. The company has rapidly grown and established strategic relationships with major Japanese automotive OEM customers. Based in Otemachi area, the Tokyo site consists of employees who previously come from Google, Mobileye, TIER IV, Woven by Toyota, Tesla and other renowned companies.

About the role

We are looking for a Software Engineer with strong AUTOSAR expertise to drive development of challenging software that will be deployed in production vehicles. This position will help the team execute effectively through technical guidance, careful prioritization and using best practices for complex in-vehicle software systems. You will work directly with customers to help them develop, port and/or integrate software applications into the Vehicle OS, including on Classic AUTOSAR and Adaptive AUTOSAR platforms. The applications span multiple vehicle domains and need to be integrated across a wide range of SIL, HIL and vehicle setups.

At Applied Intuition, you will

Work directly with customers to integrate their software features into our Vehicle OS using C and C++

Design, configure and integrate software components on Classic AUTOSAR (RTE, BSW, SWC) and/or Adaptive AUTOSAR (ara::com, Execution Management, SOME/IP) platforms

Support customers in migrating or bridging AUTOSAR-based applications into the Vehicle OS

Develop vehicle platform software in C, C++ and Simulink in response to direct customer requests

Project manage vehicle integration timelines and execution to hit SoP milestones

Set up a vehicle integration and testing strategy across multiple timezones with Japan and the US

Influence the technical strategy of the team when balancing work on new features, scaling challenges, and technical debt

Ensure the team delivers high-quality software that can fulfill the project requirements

We're looking for someone who has

MSc in computer science, robotics or related fields from a top institution

5+ years of experience shipping complex production software, ideally in automotive

Hands-on experience with Classic AUTOSAR and/or Adaptive AUTOSAR, including architecture, configuration and integration

Familiarity with AUTOSAR toolchains (e.g. Vector DaVinci, EB tresos, ETAS ISOLAR or similar)

Production experience writing or integrating C++ based software

Proven experience designing and implementing solutions to complex architectural problems

An understanding of automotive electronic systems and how to set up and debug them

Fluency in both English and Japanese (written and verbal), with the ability to operate effectively in a bilingual business environment

Nice to have

Experience with automotive communication protocols such as CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet and SOME/IP