# Forward Deployed Software Engineer

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $130k – $200k/yr
**Skills:** C++, Python, Operating Systems, System Deployment, Hardware Integration, Software Engineering, System Integration, System Architecture, Scalable Solutions, Vehicle Intelligence, Autonomy Systems
**Posted:** 2026-09-11

> Deploys and integrates vehicle intelligence products in customer environments, bridging software, operating systems, hardware, and customer-built systems. Requires strong C++ and Python engineering skills, complex-system deployment experience, customer focus, and willingness to travel.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work directly with customers to deploy, integrate, and operationalize vehicle intelligence products.
- Address technical challenges spanning software engineering, operating system configuration, system deployment, and hardware integration.
- Bridge customer-built systems and company solutions to deliver tangible value.
- Design and implement scalable, consistent approaches for customer engagement and project execution.
- Develop architectural solutions that improve consistency and scalability across projects.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and customer teams to ensure successful outcomes.
- Own technical outcomes and drive projects to completion while adapting to changing requirements and priorities.

## Requirements
- Strong engineering background, preferably in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Aerospace Engineering.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python.
- Broad technical experience across software engineering, operating systems, and hardware.
- Experience supporting integration and deployment of complex systems.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in ambiguous, rapidly evolving environments.
- Excellent communication skills and focus on solving customer problems.
- Experience driving customer engagements and success.
- Willingness to travel between company offices and customer sites.

## Nice-to-haves
- Prior experience working with customers.
- Familiarity with system architecture and designing scalable solutions.
- Experience in automotive, robotics, defense, or adjacent industries.

## Compensation
- Annual salary range: $130,000-$200,000.

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