Kodiak · 4 days ago
Autonomy/AI Software Engineer-Early Career
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$130K/yr - $160K/yrKodiak Robotics, Inc. is a leader in autonomous ground transportation, committed to a safer and more efficient future. They are seeking early career Software Engineers with strong C++ skills to help build and refine their cutting-edge autonomy stack, contributing to systems that are actively driving on the road.
Autonomous VehiclesLogisticsRoboticsSoftwareTransportation
Responsibilities
Write modern C++ in a production environment
Collaborate with and receive mentorship from world-class engineers across perception, machine learning, planning, controls, and simulation
Develop new features and behaviors for driverless trucks
Optimize performance and reliability for real-time autonomous driving applications
Embody innovation and collaboration
Think creatively and resourcefully to solve problems
Qualification
Required
C++ Coding Skills. You are a strong problem-solver and critical thinker
Flexibility. You have the ability to work across domains on a wide range of challenges
Curiosity. You are interested in new domains to expand your horizons as a software engineer and provide a complete system wide solution
Great communicator. You are writing clear and concise documentation to gather feedback from across the team to find the best solution
A team player. You take ownership and work with the team to deliver exceptional results. You are interested in the performance of the entire system across engineering disciplines
Benefits
Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
Excellent 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 Insurance
Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, 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 through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
Fidelity 401(k)
Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)
Company
Kodiak
Endlessly adaptable. Always reliable. Through the endless demands of a world in constant motion, Kodiak helps you get the job done.
Founded in 2018
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (7)
2022 (3)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$494.9MKey Investors
Horizon Technology FinanceAliya Capital PartnersU.S. Department of Defense
2025-12-31Post Ipo Debt· $30M
2025-09-25Post Ipo Equity· $145M
2025-09-25IPO
Leadership Team
Don Burnette
Co-Founder & CEO
Andreas Wendel
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-07
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