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Senior Software Engineer (Cleared) - Air Combat

Applied Intuition· Defense
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Fort Walton Beach, FL$140k - $180kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer on the Air Combat Autonomy team focused on design, development, and integration of live, virtual, and constructive simulation solutions for multi-agent autonomy software, with opportunities for leadership, mentoring, and CI/CD contributions.

Responsibilities

  • Support the experimentation, testing, and training of Tactical AI agents through the development of live, virtual, and constructive simulation solutions, balancing fidelity, scale, time, and cost
  • Research and learn new modeling, simulation, and communication tools, including internal and customer-owned prototype software under active development
  • Work with 3rd party vendors to incorporate proprietary models while respecting intellectual property boundaries
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership, fostering a culture of learning and using good coding practices, design patterns, and industry standards
  • Software Development: Write, modify, test, and debug efficient code (C++ 2017+, Python 3.10+, and other languages as needed) for adapters, translators, and more complex interfaces
  • System Architecture: Design robust LVC integrations that meets performance, scalability, and security requirements

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree or equivalent experience in modeling & simulation, computer science, or software engineering
  • Experience using simulation interoperability standards such as DIS, HLA, and DSEEP, as well as custom methods and technologies, to build LVC federations
  • Knowledge of communication protocols and serialization mechanisms such as DDS, ZeroMQ, Kafka, Redis, and protobuf
  • Experience configuring, integrating, extending, and using defense M&S tools such as AFSIM, NGTS, and flight simulators
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience developing performant modern C++ (2017+)
  • Experience developing in Docker and containerized development environments, working in Linux-based operating systems (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu), and using development tools such as git, Visual Studio Code, GitLab, SonarQube, and Artifactory or Azure Container registry

Skills

Required:C++ (modern, 2017+)PythonDockerLinuxDIS/HLA/DSEEP

Benefits

  • Compensation includes base salary, equity, and benefits as described in the compensation section and benefits package
Last updated Oct 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Applied Intuition

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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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