kodiak · Mountain View, CA
Skills: AWS
Kodiak AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: KDK), founded in 2018, is a leader in Physical AI, developing driverless technology that powers machines that move. Its Kodiak Driver is a vehicle-agnostic autonomous driving system that combines AI-powered software with modular hardware. Today it operates in long-haul trucking, industrial trucking, and defense. In 2024, Kodiak launched commercial Driver-as-a-Service operations with no one in the cab, and plans to launch driverless long-haul service between Dallas and Houston by the end of 2026. Kodiak has partnered with many of the biggest names in freight, including Bosch for scaled hardware production, AWS, and leading customers including Atlas Energy Solutions, IKEA, Bridgestone, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, Roehl Transport, and General Dynamics Land Systems. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build and improve behavior planning and motion planning systems for autonomous driving. In this role, you will own planning features end to end, from design and implementation through validation, deployment, and analysis. You will work on real-world autonomy behavior and help the system make safe, comfortable, and effective decisions in complex driving scenarios. This role is ideal for someone with strong planning experience who enjoys building production-quality autonomy software and collaborating across the autonomy stack In this role, you will Design, implement, and improve behavior planning and motion planning features. Own planning projects from problem definition through deployment. Debug autonomy behavior using logs, simulation, metrics, and real-world data. Improve how the autonomy system balances safety, comfort, progress, and operational constraints. Collaborate with teams across Prediction, Controls, Perception, ML, Simulation, Systems, and Safety. Define success metrics and validation plans for planning features. Write production-quality C++ software. Participate in technical design reviews, code reviews, and arc…
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