Kodiak AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: KDK), founded in 2018, is a leader in Physical AI, developing driverless technology that powers machines that move. Its Kodiak Driver is a vehicle-agnostic autonomous driving system that combines AI-powered software with modular hardware. Today it operates in long-haul trucking, industrial trucking, and defense. In 2024, Kodiak launched commercial Driver-as-a-Service operations with no one in the cab, and plans to launch driverless long-haul service between Dallas and Houston by the end of 2026.
Kodiak has partnered with many of the biggest names in freight, including Bosch for scaled hardware production, AWS, and leading customers including Atlas Energy Solutions, IKEA, Bridgestone, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, Roehl Transport, and General Dynamics Land Systems.
We are looking for an Engineer who will be developing, supporting, maintaining, and evolving 2D and 3D visualization tools for autonomous vehicle development and testing. You have curiosity in AV perception and planning, and enjoy breaking down and presenting complex data in an intuitive, efficient, and effective manner. The role’s focus will be deploying tools into production with minimal disruption. This is an opportunity to work collaboratively across multiple teams and leadership within Kodiak.
We are in a hybrid onsite environment based out of Mountain View, CA.In this role, you will:
- Participate in building our tooling suite, proactively identifying opportunities to improve performance and scaling our 2D and 3D visualization capabilities as our fleet grows.
- Build intuitive interfaces in ReactJS, TypeScript, and Three.js that translate complex AV sensor data into actionable insights for our engineering teams.
- Partner directly with Software Engineering, Quality, and Operations to deeply understand their workflows, transforming user feedback into high-impact features.
- Champion code quality and documentation, helping us evolve our infrastructure as we push the boundaries of long-haul autonomous trucking.
Qualifications:
- Strong technical background as evidenced by BS, MS, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline.
- 2+ years of experience building intuitive fullstack applications.
- Solid understanding of TypeScript, ReactJS, HTML, CSS, and related web technologies.
- Experience with modern 2D and 3D JavaScript libraries and tooling, esp. Three.js
- Experience with app profiling and performance tuning.
- Experience working with time series robotics data such as Rosbags or mcaps
- Experience building and maintaining backend services and APIs.
- Great communicator; you must be capable of writing clear, concise, and detailed documentation.
- Passion; you must be passionate about autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on humanity.
The pay range listed below reflects the base salary in our SF/Silicon Valley location, across 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
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, a related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of experience building intuitive full-stack applications
- Strong understanding of TypeScript, ReactJS, HTML, CSS, and related web technologies
- Experience with modern 2D and 3D JavaScript libraries and tooling, especially Three.js
- Experience with application profiling and performance tuning
- Experience working with time-series robotics data such as Rosbags or MCAPs
- Experience building and maintaining backend services and APIs
- Ability to write clear, concise, and detailed documentation
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
- Passion for autonomous vehicles and their potential impact
- Familiarity with C++
Kodiak Robotics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered market-competitive for core engineering roles, with role postings indicating strong senior bands and offers aligned to autonomy peers. Salary ranges visible on listings reinforce competitiveness for experienced technical hires.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants are commonly included with standard multi‑year vesting, and listings frequently note salary plus bonus and equity as part of offers. This makes ownership a regular component of total rewards for technical hires.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside life and short‑/long‑term disability, with FSA/HSA options available. Wellness partners such as mental‑health and primary‑care services are highlighted alongside core plans.
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What We Do
Kodiak Robotics is an autonomous technology company redefining the long-haul trucking industry. We believe self-driving trucks will be the first economically viable application of autonomous vehicle technology. We founded Kodiak in the spring of 2018 to make that belief a reality. Safety is our top priority. We are taking a safe and responsible approach to developing and testing our technology. We are proud to work with some of the best in the business. We’ve built a world class team of technologists from leading autonomous driving programs who know the industry inside and out. Our combined experience and commitment to the vision will allow us to put self-driving technology on the road in the safest and most effective way.
