Senior Software Engineer – Maps Infrastructure

The role

You will own and maintain HD maps infrastructure for autonomous vehicles. This involves solving challenges in large-scale distributed systems, continuous data pipelines, and spatial visualization.

What you will do

• Manage and operate distributed simulation workflows
• Architect and build scalable HD mapping workflows
• Design and build infrastructure and tools for HD map creation, ingestion, and lifecycle management
• Define and own the Dana for Physical AI map storage format
• Design and develop a real-time geometric query system
• Support tooling to digitize road network geometry and semantic attributes
• Validate map changes against mapping specifications
• Support, triage, troubleshoot, and root cause map-related failures
• Collaborate with engineers and customers to gather requirements and plan features
• Advise customers on the use of simulation and mapping tools

Required qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, or related engineering field
• 2+ years of experience in HD mapping for autonomous vehicles building software components or sub systems
• 3+ years experience in programming & systems including: C++, Python, Go, JavaScript, SQL, Linux, and Git
• Experience with scalable distributed systems, CI/CD workflows, version control, and cross-team collaboration using Jira and Git-based tooling
• A strong working understanding of lane-level geometry at CM precision, routing, and HD map structures used in autonomous driving

Nice to have

• Experience with Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, and/or Azure
• Experience with large-scale data processing using frameworks
• Deep hands-on expertise in relevant algorithms or methods, 3D geometry or distributed systems
• Deep understanding of sensors used for localization, state of the art industry solutions, and common approaches for production systems
• Experience working with point cloud data, 3D visualization environments, or lidar-based annotation tools
• Experience using browser-based map editors or web-based 3D tooling
• Familiarity with feedback loops between mapping, perception, localization, and planning teams
• Familiarity with log-based resimulation tooling and simulation-based map validation
• Experience with Robot Operating System (ROS), Unreal Engine, MATLAB, Blender
• Experience with robotic mapping systems, HD maps, and map management pipelines

About the company

Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical AI. It services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.