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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 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.

We are looking for a Build & Release Engineer to own release cuts from our Git repositories, manage uprevs (dependency/firmware version updates), build and maintain our CI/CD pipelines, and administer build artifact management. You will also own our internal Release Management portal — the system where all build artifacts and binaries are tracked, managed, and released — as its primary engineer. This hands‑on software engineering position demands robust coding proficiency alongside deep CI/CD expertise, as you will actively build and maintain a live application rather than just configuring pipelines.

• Own end-to-end software releases, including release cuts, branching, tagging, versioning, and dependency management across multiple product lines.

• Build and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines, automating build, test, and deployment workflows while improving reliability.

• Manage the artifact lifecycle, including versioning, signing, storage, promotion, and traceability through Artifactory.

• Develop and enhance the internal Release Management portal, integrating CI/CD systems, artifact repositories, and release workflows.

• Partner with engineering, validation, and TPM teams to coordinate release readiness, resolve build issues, and drive successful releases.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

• 3+ years of professional software development experience, with strong coding ability in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript)

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Buildkite)

• Strong Git experience, including branching, tagging, and release workflows

• Experience with artifact management systems (e.g., JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, or equivalent)

• Experience designing, building, or maintaining internal tools or portals

• Strong troubleshooting skills across build, dependency, and release issues

• Front‑end development (React, TypeScript) for internal tools

• Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Embedded/automotive release processes and ASPICE workflows

• Monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Kibana, Splunk)

• Issue tracking tools (Jira, Polarion, or similar)

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.