Teams at Kodiak Robotics

Designs, maintains, and facilitates operational training programs for autonomous trucking operations. Develops LMS content covering workflows, technical systems, safety protocols, and SOPs; delivers onboarding and continuous development; assesses trainee proficiency; collaborates with operational leaders and subject matter experts; and uses feedback and performance data to improve training effectiveness.

Design and improve behavior and motion planning systems for autonomous vehicles. Own planning features from problem definition through deployment, using logs, simulation, metrics, and real-world data to debug and validate autonomy behavior. Develop production-quality C++ software, define safety and performance metrics, participate in technical reviews, and collaborate across prediction, controls, perception, machine learning, simulation, systems, and safety teams. Mentor engineers and provide system-level judgment on deployment readiness.

Owns end-to-end multi-state payroll operations for salaried and hourly employees, including regular and off-cycle runs, equity-related transactions, tax filings, and year-end reporting. Manages payroll accounting, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, month-end close, internal controls, SOX compliance, and audits. Partners with Accounting, Finance, People Operations, and Stock Administration to resolve issues, improve processes, and ensure accurate, compliant payroll and financial reporting.