- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle · Robot AI and Software
- Location
- SunnyvaleCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Business Operations
- Posted
- Feb 2, 2026
- Salary
- $204,000–$318,000 a year
Systems Architect - POSIX
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.;
Job responsibilities
- Develop and maintain POSIX-based middleware and embedded software systems from the application layer down to the hardware abstraction layer.
- Work across the entire stack to develop new products, features, and tools that meet strict performance, scalability, and safety requirements.
- Design efficient and deterministic solutions to a wide range of distributed and embedded engineering challenges.
- Ship complex, mission-critical software in fast-paced environments alongside domain experts across a variety of fields: infrastructure, automotive, and embedded systems engineers, as well as startup veterans.
- Work hands-on with leading POSIX-based platforms and middleware technologies, including Linux, QNX, VxWorks, and modern service-oriented communication frameworks.
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in embedded software development, with a focus on POSIX-based operating systems (e.g., QNX, Linux, VxWorks).
- Strong experience designing scalable, modular middleware frameworks for real-time or safety-critical systems.
- Deep knowledge of IPC mechanisms (e.g., DDS, SOME/IP, gRPC), OS abstraction layers, and service-based architectures.
- Track record of building middleware for cross-domain applications (e.g., Infotainment, POSIX, Connectivity).
- Familiarity with multi-core scheduling, process isolation, and resource management on automotive-grade SoCs.
- Experience bringing up software on hardware prototypes and conducting system-level debugging and profiling.
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