Data & ML Pipeline Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA$125k - $222kPosted 8mo ago
About the role
Data and Test Flywheel Engineer focused on building systems that connect vehicle data collection, training, and automated model improvement to enable continuous learning in Applied Intuition’s autonomous driving stack.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain large-scale data processing pipelines (ETL) for ingesting and curating driving datasets.
- Design and implement systems that automate data selection, labeling, training, and testing loops.
- Collaborate with modeling teams to improve training efficiency and model performance across iterations.
- Develop the core infrastructure that closes the loop between real-world test results and new model deployments.
- Use engineering expertise to help vehicles learn from data at scale, improving safety and performance.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to defining best practices for data-centric development.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering
- 3–5 years of experience in software or data infrastructure engineering.
- Expertise in building and scaling data pipelines, distributed systems, or ML infrastructure.
- Proficiency in Python and strong knowledge of data frameworks (Spark, Airflow, Kafka, etc.).
- Experience working with large-scale datasets and understanding data-driven development cycles.
- Familiarity with machine learning workflows or model training/deployment, especially automation of those processes.
- Strong systems thinking and ability to work across multiple parts of the stack (data, infra, and ML).
- Interest in seeing the direct impact of infrastructure work on vehicle performance.
Skills
Required:PythonData pipelines
Nice to have:SparkAirflowKafka
Benefits
- base salary, equity, and benefits including comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.
Last updated May 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Applied Intuition
Building vehicle intelligence | Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company with the tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks for creating safe, AI-powered vehicle experiences.
AIAutonomy stacksSelf-Driving SystemSimulationTesting & ValidationVehicle IntelligenceVehicle OSai-infrastructure-and-development
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