Senior Software Engineer, World Modeling & Simulation

Applied ComputeSpecific Intelligence company

Ann Arbor$120,000 - $160,000 USDSenior

Software Engineering

About the role

Senior Software Engineer to architect world representation for autonomy stack.

•Applied Intuition is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect the world representation layer of their Acuity autonomy stack, focusing on spatial worlds for simulations and autonomous systems.
•Key Responsibilities Architect World & Scene Representation Systems, including Entity Component System frameworks and spatial indexing.
•Own Mapping & Geometry Pipelines, building and optimizing computational geometry and world-state systems.
•Drive Performance to the Metal with highly optimized C++ (C++20) for low-latency and cache-efficient design.
•Lead Technical Strategy & Integration for cross-domain autonomy stacks.
•Collaborate & Mentor across teams, ensuring the scene layer meets the needs of the full autonomy stack.
•Requirements 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in spatial systems, world modeling, or simulation environments.
•Expert-level C++ skills (C++20 or later) with a focus on performance optimization.
•Hands-on experience building world or scene representations from game engines, sim platforms, or autonomous systems.
•Strong background in computational geometry and low-latency, high-throughput software design.

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About the role

Senior Software Engineer to architect world representation for autonomy stack.

•Applied Intuition is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect the world representation layer of their Acuity autonomy stack, focusing on spatial worlds for simulations and autonomous systems.
•Key Responsibilities Architect World & Scene Representation Systems, including Entity Component System frameworks and spatial indexing.
•Own Mapping & Geometry Pipelines, building and optimizing computational geometry and world-state systems.
•Drive Performance to the Metal with highly optimized C++ (C++20) for low-latency and cache-efficient design.
•Lead Technical Strategy & Integration for cross-domain autonomy stacks.
•Collaborate & Mentor across teams, ensuring the scene layer meets the needs of the full autonomy stack.
•Requirements 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with deep expertise in spatial systems, world modeling, or simulation environments.
•Expert-level C++ skills (C++20 or later) with a focus on performance optimization.
•Hands-on experience building world or scene representations from game engines, sim platforms, or autonomous systems.
•Strong background in computational geometry and low-latency, high-throughput software design.