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Senior Software Engineer, Behavior Planning

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kodiak logoKodiak · Mountain View, CA
$185K–$235K/yrFull-timeOn-site1d ago
RoboticsSAFe
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Requirements

  • Experience in behavior planning, motion planning, decision-making, robotics, autonomous vehicles, or related areas.
  • Strong software engineering skills, preferably in C++.
  • Experience building autonomy software in industrial, production, or near-production environments.
  • Ability to debug complex robotics or autonomy behavior using logs, metrics, and simulation.
  • Strong system-level judgment around safety, comfort, and deployment readiness.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills

Benefits

Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonusesExcellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness InsuranceFlexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policiesOur office is centrally located in Mountain View, CAOffice perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV chargingLong Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life InsuranceWellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)Fidelity 401(k)Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSAVarious incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)California Pay Range$185,000 - $235,000 USDHealth insuranceDental insuranceVision insurance401(k)Paid time offFlexible scheduleEquity / stock optionsPerformance bonusParental leave

Additional Information

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense. We are looking for a Senior or Staff 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 architecture discussions. Mentor junior and senior engineers.

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