Applied Intuition
Senior C++ Software Engineer (Defense Autonomy)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States · Senior · Contract
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About the role
- Applied is seeking a Software Engineer with strong foundations in algorithmic optimization and multi-agent systems.
- You'll tackle complex computational challenges in our real-time decision-making platform, designing and implementing advanced algorithms that push the boundaries of autonomous coordination and planning.
- We seek motivated engineers driven by core mission values to join our Acuity Autonomous Behaviors and Agents engineering team focused on next-generation human-machine teaming and real-time decision-making systems.
Responsibilities
- You'll help build intelligent agents that plan and execute missions using advanced reasoning, planning, and optimization algorithms.
- Your work will support our Axion and Acuity family of systems, enabling breakthrough capabilities in human-machine teaming across all domains.
- Design and implement multi-agent optimization algorithms for distributed decision-making and coordination problems
- Implement and evaluate quantitative metrics for algorithm performance, solution quality, and computational efficiency
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to refine algorithmic approaches based on empirical evaluation
- Strong procedural and object-oriented programming experience that employs clean code principles and good OOP design patterns/principles.
Requirements
- Occasional travel required (approx.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must be eligible for a U.S. SECRET clearance with Special Access Program (SAP) eligibility
- Proficiency with Bazel in Docker-based Linux environments.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (MS+) in algorithms, computational optimization, or autonomous systems, OR 5+ years building autonomous decision systems.
- Expertise in advanced planning paradigms (e.g., PDDL, HTN planning, Monte Carlo tree search), temporal reasoning, formal verification, or symbolic planning.
- Experience with game theory for multi-agent coordination or negotiation protocols.
- Familiarity with real-time optimization under hardware/edge constraints.
- Background in Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) or defense applications.
- Master's degree in computer science/related engineering field.
- Experience on national security projects for government agencies.
- Please reference the job posting subtitle for where this position will be located.
Skills
- About Applied Intuition
- Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI.
- 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.
- Demonstrable skill in analyzing, visualizing, and optimizing algorithm performance and solution quality.
Compensation
- at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits.
- Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position.
- For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $150,000 to $200,000 USD annually.
Benefits
- Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.
Company info
- 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.
- We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week.
Equal opportunity
- Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Security Clearance
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