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 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 seeking a highly skilled Perception Engineer to join our Autonomy Software Engineering this role you will use your expertise in state estimation & multi object tracking to shape the perception stack as we scale incorporating and developing state of the art algorithms and techniques. Youll leverage advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and techniques to deploy and scale safe autonomous perception systems. If youre passionate about how robots perceive and understand the world at scale this role is for you.
In this role you will:
- Lead efforts to advance learned scene estimation solutions in the Kodiak Driver.
- Use principled approaches for fusing information from multiple modalities (camera radar lidar thermal and IMU) to improve perception performance.
- Improve multi-target tracking performance including track initiation measurement to track association and track state maintenance.
- Develop novel algorithms to incorporate noisy measurements to construct a solid foundational understanding of the world.
- Develop tooling metrics and visualization to advance sensor fusion performance.
- Embody innovation and collaboration. Think creatively and resourcefully to solve problems.
What youll bring:
- Strong technical background. BS or MS with at least 5 years industry experience or PhD with at least 3 years of academic or industry experience in building state estimation and sensor fusion systems.
- Domain Expertise. Topics of interest include sensor fusion state estimation Kalman filtering particle filtering multi-object tracking deep learning learned scene estimation behavior prediction.
- Skilled in C with strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong software engineering skills and experience building high-reliability deployed applications . You write well-designed highly maintainable code.
- Solid understanding of metrics data analysis and scientific evaluation.
- 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.
- Ability to build and iterate quickly. You enjoy working fast and smart and you are comfortable in defining and building lasting infrastructure components from scratch.
- Hands on. Curious. Flexible. Interested in new domains to expand your horizons and provide a complete system wide solution.
- Great communicator. You have experience writing clear concise design documentation to gather feedback from across the team to find the best solution.
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
- Our office is centrally located in Mountain View CA
- 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.)
The pay range listed below reflects the base salaryin our SF/Silicon Valley locationacross several internal levels. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including: work location experience relevant training education skill level and performance during interview. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay equity bonus and a competitive benefits package
California Pay Range
$180000 - $220000 USD
At Kodiak we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race ethnicity religion gender identity sexual orientation age disability or veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable law.
In alignment with its business operations Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes regulations and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidates residence U.S. person status and/or citizenship status. Should the position require and Kodiak determines that a candidates residence U.S. person status and/or citizenship status necessitate an export license bar the candidate from the position or otherwise fall under national security-related restrictions Kodiak will consider the candidate for alternative positions unaffected by such restrictions under terms and conditions set forth at Kodiaks sole discretion or as an alternative opt not to proceed with the candidates application. If applicable Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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....
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 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 seeking a highly skilled Perception Engineer to join our Autonomy Software Engineering this role you will use your expertise in state estimation & multi object tracking to shape the perception stack as we scale incorporating and developing state of the art algorithms and techniques. Youll leverage advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and techniques to deploy and scale safe autonomous perception systems. If youre passionate about how robots perceive and understand the world at scale this role is for you.
In this role you will:
- Lead efforts to advance learned scene estimation solutions in the Kodiak Driver.
- Use principled approaches for fusing information from multiple modalities (camera radar lidar thermal and IMU) to improve perception performance.
- Improve multi-target tracking performance including track initiation measurement to track association and track state maintenance.
- Develop novel algorithms to incorporate noisy measurements to construct a solid foundational understanding of the world.
- Develop tooling metrics and visualization to advance sensor fusion performance.
- Embody innovation and collaboration. Think creatively and resourcefully to solve problems.
What youll bring:
- Strong technical background. BS or MS with at least 5 years industry experience or PhD with at least 3 years of academic or industry experience in building state estimation and sensor fusion systems.
- Domain Expertise. Topics of interest include sensor fusion state estimation Kalman filtering particle filtering multi-object tracking deep learning learned scene estimation behavior prediction.
- Skilled in C with strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong software engineering skills and experience building high-reliability deployed applications . You write well-designed highly maintainable code.
- Solid understanding of metrics data analysis and scientific evaluation.
- 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.
- Ability to build and iterate quickly. You enjoy working fast and smart and you are comfortable in defining and building lasting infrastructure components from scratch.
- Hands on. Curious. Flexible. Interested in new domains to expand your horizons and provide a complete system wide solution.
- Great communicator. You have experience writing clear concise design documentation to gather feedback from across the team to find the best solution.
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
- Our office is centrally located in Mountain View CA
- 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.)
The pay range listed below reflects the base salaryin our SF/Silicon Valley locationacross several internal levels. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including: work location experience relevant training education skill level and performance during interview. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay equity bonus and a competitive benefits package
California Pay Range
$180000 - $220000 USD
At Kodiak we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race ethnicity religion gender identity sexual orientation age disability or veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable law.
In alignment with its business operations Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes regulations and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidates residence U.S. person status and/or citizenship status. Should the position require and Kodiak determines that a candidates residence U.S. person status and/or citizenship status necessitate an export license bar the candidate from the position or otherwise fall under national security-related restrictions Kodiak will consider the candidate for alternative positions unaffected by such restrictions under terms and conditions set forth at Kodiaks sole discretion or as an alternative opt not to proceed with the candidates application. If applicable Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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