Kodiak Robotics is an autonomous trucking company developing self-driving heavy vehicles and commercial logistics operations.
<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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. In 2025, Kodiak listed publicly on the NASDAQ.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kodiak is recruiting a Software Engineer who is passionate about vehicular motion control to join our Controls team. The role exposes the breadth of Kodiak’s controller, including dynamic control laws, safety limits, monitoring, feedback, and state management.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is an opportunity to develop expertise in control theory, platform characterization, and software engineering. Kodiak supports a range of platforms, which has given rise to a cutting-edge modular controller design.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The role accelerates career development by putting driverless features on the road immediately and providing data-based performance feedback.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>In this role, you will:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Implement control and actuation strategies</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop and test reliable, safety-critical software that controls articulated trucks driving on highways</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Characterize the vehicle platform, including braking, steering, and acceleration</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop models for both onboard and simulated motion prediction</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Specify requirements and document their implementation</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Apply degraded operations capabilities for fail-safe driving</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with Planning, Hardware, Systems, and Infrastructure colleagues to advance a robust vehicle control architecture</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you’ll bring:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2+ year of experience developing production-level vehicular controls software</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Software development experience writing production-level C++</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A strong background in robotics, controls, and mathematics</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience developing, testing, and tuning controllers for autonomous robots, ideally trucks, cars, or flying vehicles</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A focus on vehicle safety</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Bonus points if you have:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Characterized, modeled, and simulated robotic systems</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Facility with control theory, including stability analysis</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Written low-level drivers for software/hardware interfacing using protocols such as CAN or ethernet</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Developed efficient code running on resource-constrained embedded systems with a real-time operating system</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with software design and implementation in safety-critical domains (e.g. automotive, aerospace, medical, etc)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of formal verification methods, writing requirements, and systems engineering processes</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency with Python</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency with MATLAB / Simulink</span></li> </ul> <p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What we offer:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helv