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Kodiak Robotics

Location:
United States, Mountain View

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

175000.00 - 210000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to develop software for mapping, map validation, and map tooling. Your work will be critical to Kodiak’s ability to quickly scale its autonomous freight network and serve more customers.

Job Responsibility:

Design and implement automated mapping algorithms to generate drivable maps with minimal human effort
Develop tools to validate and edit maps, ensuring our maps are of sufficiently high quality
Write and optimize queries for accessing map data onboard
Create pipelines that use our data to evaluate & improve our map quality
Build onboard and offboard infrastructure to deploy map changes across the fleet
Collaborate with other engineering teams that use the information stored in maps (e.g, localization, planning)
Shape Kodiak’s strategy for mapping, which is critical to the company’s expansion into new geographies and markets

Requirements:

Experience writing algorithms for map creation, validation, and maintenance for autonomous vehicles
Knowledge of mapping, SLAM, probabilistic filtering, and optimization
Authored map formats, solved map/software versioning issues, and handled map version upgrades
Software development experience writing production-level C++ and Python code
High standards for software quality and rigor, and a testing-oriented mentality
Good communication skills and a collaborative bent
Proven ability to iterate quickly and work hands-on

Nice to have:

Experience with data processing pipelines to develop automated workflows
Written highly optimized code for geometric queries on large-scale map data
Worked with cloud-based deployment strategies
A desire to rethink what really needs to be in a map for autonomous vehicles

What we offer:

Competitive compensation package including equity and biannual bonuses
Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Anthem, and Guardian (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
Flexible PTO and generous parental leave policies
Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health
Fidelity 401(k)
Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 09, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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