Staff Software Engineer, Mission Planning

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mission planning and prediction systems for driverless operation on public roads
• Develop the architecture and long-term roadmap for planning and prediction
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior and senior engineers
• Integrate engineered driving logic and machine-learning models
• Develop robust models to predict the behavior of other actors
• Partner cross-functionally with Perception, Controls, Systems, and Simulation teams
• Solve complex problems involving lane changing, merging, and speed modulation

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience developing production-level robotics software
• Strong facility with modern C++
• Expertise in motion planning, trajectory optimization, and graph theory
• Experience delivering complex autonomous systems
• Ability to lead through ambiguous, unsolved challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience deploying software on driverless autonomous vehicles
• Experience improving system performance (latency, throughput, reliability) in production
• Familiarity with simulation frameworks and data-driven development workflows
• Proven track record of mentoring engineers

About the Company

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is a leader in autonomous ground transportation, developing an AI-powered technology stack for commercial trucking and the public sector to create a safer and more efficient future.