Technical Lead - Prediction and Planning

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Technical Lead - Prediction and Planning in USA

Applied Intuition
Full time
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USA
09/11/2026
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Sunnyvale, CA

Responsibilities

Lead the technical roadmap, system architecture, and execution for ML algorithms that generate driving trajectories for autonomous vehicles and other road users.
Drive architecture reviews and build scalable software and infrastructure foundations for behavior machine learning development.
Provide end-to-end system ownership and architectural direction for ML-first behavior prediction and planning.
Mentor engineers and collaborate with perception, planning, research, and cross-functional leadership teams.
Shape engineering best practices and support production autonomous-system development across passenger vehicles, trucking, and mining.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
Proven technical leadership experience, including leading complex projects, mentoring engineers, and influencing architectural direction.
Proven experience shipping production machine learning software in complex, real-world environments.
Expertise in at least one of modeling, input pipelines, evaluation, deployment, or model optimization.
Experience with the end-to-end development cycle of deep learning models.
At least 3 years of experience building production software using modern software practices.
Fluency in Python and intermediate experience with C++.
Preferred qualifications include peer-reviewed machine learning research, experience with driver assistance or autonomous driving systems, and experience evaluating and improving system-in-the-loop model performance.

Benefits

Full-time employees are expected to work primarily from an Applied Intuition office five days per week, with occasional remote-work flexibility.
The in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions.
Reasonable accommodations are available for disabled veterans and applicants with disabilities or medical conditions.

Salary: $200k - $300k/yr

Applied Intuition

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, t...

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