Software Engineer - Backend
As a Backend Software Engineer on the Remote Assistance team at Applied Intuition, you will design, build, and maintain core services and infrastructure for our remote assistance platform. Your work will involve creating APIs, data pipelines, and backend systems that handle real-time data streaming, command processing, and communication between autonomous vehicles and human operator workstations. This role is pivotal in advancing autonomous trucking by ensuring a reliable and scalable backend.
Key responsibilities include developing scalable, low-latency backend services for remote assist session management and real-time data streaming. You will architect and implement cloud infrastructure for remote assistance, utilizing technologies like protobuf and gRPC across multiple AWS regions. Additionally, you will design and implement the service data persistence layer using NoSQL databases like Redis, and implement data pipelines to ingest, process, and store real-time data from autonomous vehicles. Collaboration with onboard software teams and front-end engineers is essential to ensure seamless end-to-end data flow. Ensuring the security, reliability, and resilience of the backend platform, including handling network disruptions and failover, is also a critical aspect of this role.
The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and has over three years of professional experience in web services software development and cloud infrastructure. Strong proficiency in backend programming languages such as Go and Python is required, along with experience in distributed systems, microservices, and building scalable backend applications. Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or OCI, and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes is essential. Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases like Redis is also expected.
Compensation for this full-time position in Sunnyvale, California, ranges from $153,000 to $222,000 annually. The total compensation package includes base salary, equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance coverage, 401(k) retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Benefits are subject to change and may vary based on the jurisdiction of employment.
Applied Intuition fosters a collaborative and dynamic work environment, encouraging employees to take ownership of technical and product decisions. The company values flexibility and trusts employees to manage their schedules responsibly, recognizing the importance of work-life balance. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in the autonomous vehicle industry, contributing to the development of safe and intelligent machines.