Build & Release Engineer - New Grad (December 2026)

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 http://applied.co. We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time 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. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions ABOUT THE TEAM The Release Management team owns the infrastructure and process that gets validated software out the door — release cuts, version uprevs, build pipelines, and artifact management — across our automotive platform. We collaborate with Program Validation for release gate sign-off and work alongside the Embedded, UX/HMI, and OTA domain teams to maintain release momentum and prevent last-minute emergencies. About the Role 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. At Applied Intuition, you will: Release Engineering & Orchestration - Execute release cuts from Git repositories across multiple product lines and branches. - Manage version uprevs end to end, coordinating dependency and firmware bumps with upstream teams. - Define and own release branching, tagging, and versioning strategies. - Investigate and resolve complex build failures, coordinating fixes across development teams. CI/CD Infrastructure - Design, build, and maintain scalable software release CI/CD pipelines for build, test orchestration, and deployment. - Automate build infrastructure to reduce manual effort and enforce pipeline quality gates. - Troubleshoot pipeline failures to ensure high availability and reliability for development teams. Artifact Lifecycle Management - Own the artifact lifecycle, including versioning, signing, storage, and cross-environment promotion. - Maintain strict artifact provenance and traceability from commit to release. - Administer and optimize artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory). Internal Tooling & Portals - Develop and maintain the internal Release Management portal — the system of record for build artifacts, binaries, and release status. - Ship new features for the portal as its primary engineer, including UI, backend services, and external integrations. - Integrate the portal with CI/CD systems, artifact repositories, and downstream release workflows. Cross-Functional Alignment - Partner with the Program Validation team and TPMs on release gate criteria and final sign-off. - Coordinate with domain teams (Embedded, UX/HMI, OTA etc) on release timing, risks, and blockers. - Communicate release status and critical path risks to stakeholders. We're looking for someone who has: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field and graduating by December 2026. - 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 Nice to Have: - Front-end development experience (e.g., React, TypeScript) for extending internal tooling UIs - Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) - Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) - Experience with embedded/automotive release processes (multi-ECU uprevs, ASPICE-aligned release workflows) - Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Grafana, Kibana, Splunk) - Experience with Jira, Polarion, or similar issue tracking tools 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. FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available, requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way, and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request. If you require an accommodation please contact careers@applied.co. We will work with you!