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Software Engineer

Applied · London

On-siteMidPosted 17 Aug 2026

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Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. 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. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. 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 .

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

Software Engineer UK

Full-time /London (Engineering)

About Applied Intuition Defence

Applied Intuition UK is a software and infrastructure supplier that accelerates the deployment of next-generation autonomous capabilities to the warfighter across air, land, sea, and space. A subsidiary of Applied Intuition, we deliver dual-use solutions to national security customers that build upon several years of product development and experience from commercial autonomy programs. Based in London, our seasoned defence team hails from Palantir, Anduril, SpaceX, Google, Lockheed Martin, and the UK and US Armed Services. Learn more at appliedintuitiondefense.com .

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About the role

As a software engineer on the UK engineering team, your day-to-day activities will vary. Somedays you might find yourself in the field, working alongside our forward deployment team integrating with customer platforms and technologies, other days you might be helping to design a brand-new product to satisfy the requirements of various different customers and partners that we work with. Every day is different, and each day is exciting. You are given the opportunity to learn amongst talented engineers and build up your skills. You will build, test and deploy your software and watch it actually be used.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

Help to design, develop, and optimize high-performance libraries, modules, and products, through from incubation all the way to production

Write, test, and debug efficient modern C++ code for complex software solutions with the help of AI tooling

Work closely with product managers and customers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions

Contribute to build automation, continuous integration, and deployment pipelines, as needed

Build awesome software that you are proud of

We’re looking for someone who has:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science/related engineering field

2+ years of hands-on experience developing performant modern C++, or high willingness to learn C++ which is our primary programming language for all development

Strong procedural and object-oriented programming experience that employs clean code principles and good OOP design patterns/principles

Experience developing in Docker and containerized development environments, and using Linux-based operating systems

Travel Requirements:

General willingness to travel for company business between our offices, as well as to customer sites

Security Requirements:

Must have ability to hold UK Security Clearance (current or previous preferred)

Nice to have:

Experience working on distributed systems, with simulation technology and autonomy

Experience with Bazel, Nix and other similar technologies

Experience deploying to, and working with infrastructure technologies

Experience working projects related to national security for one or more government agencies

References who will describe them as low-ego, highly motivated, thoughtfully opinionated, strong communicators and curious listeners

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.

FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available, requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way, and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request. If you require an accommodation please contact

Compensation: £100K – £160K • Offers Equity

• £100K – £160K • Offers Equity

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