Software Engineer - Defense Tooling

About Seoul

Applied Intuition entered the Korean market in 2020. The team has rapidly grown over the past few years and established strategic relationships with major Korean automotive OEM customers. Based in Gangnam, the Seoul site consists of employees who previously come from LG, Ansys, Unity, and other renowned companies.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our Korea office to build the simulation and AI tooling that powers autonomous defense systems. This on-site role focuses on developing Applied Intuition's defense product suite, lead and mentor engineers, collaborate frequently with our U.S. team, and engage with customers in the autonomy and defense domains through meetings and presentations to deliver high-quality, reliable, and scalable products in a dynamic environment. You will collaborate frequently with our U.S. product engineering team, and engage with Korean defense customers to translate their operational requirements into product capabilities.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain core features of Applied Intuition's defense tooling products, ensuring robust and scalable performance for defense-grade workloads.

• Collaborate frequently with US-based product and engineering teams to deliver features on shared roadmaps, operating as the Korea-based extension of the global product teams.

• Contribute to system-level design and architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.

• Mentor and lead junior engineers, fostering their technical growth and ensuring team success.

• Participate in code reviews, testing, and CI/CD to maintain product-quality deliverables.

• Stay updated on advancements in AI/ML, computer vision, and reinforcement learning to drive innovation.

• Run technical deep dives with Korean defense customers on selected features, probing their operational requirements, clarifying ambiguous needs, and translating what you learn into product specifications and roadmap input.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in a fast-paced, customer-oriented environment.

• Proven track record of delivering software solutions within agile, high-frequency release cycles.

• Experience building simulation platforms, ML training infrastructure, or developer tooling — ideally for robotics, autonomy, or defense applications.

• Experience with reinforcement learning frameworks and/or simulation engines. 

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C++, or similar.

• Experience working on complex, multidisciplinary projects in a collaborative team setting.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal, for effective daily collaboration with the USA team and documentation.

• Ability to lead technical discussions directly with customers, drawing out requirements, challenging assumptions, and explaining design trade-offs to both engineers and domain experts.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with ATR, drone swarming, path planning, or aerospace control systems as a domain user perspective informing tool design.

• Experience in the aerial domain and unmanned autonomy stack development.

• Experience in closed-network / air-gapped deployment environments common in defense.

Why Join Us?

• Build the products that the Korean and global defense ecosystem relies on for autonomy development.

• Be part of a collaborative, customer-focused team that values innovation and rapid delivery.

• Opportunity to lead, mentor, and make a significant impact in a high-growth, mission-driven organization.

• Join our vibrant team in Korea, working on-site, collaborating daily with our USA team, and engaging with customers to drive innovation in unmanned vehicle autonomy.

Benefits and Perks: 

• Lunch and dinner allowance

• Equity (RSU) offering

• English / Korean language allowance

• Fitness & Learning allowance