Senior Software Engineer Full-Stack

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.

We are looking for a Senior Full‑Stack Software Engineer who has a background in creating reliable and scalable web applications and web services. This person must understand the fundamentals of modern web technologies and cloud technologies. The role will design, implement, test, and deploy services and/or features for web‑based applications and APIs, working collaboratively across multiple teams to gather requirements, validate designs, and test the resulting deliverables.

This role requires you to be in the office at least 3 days per week.

• Optimize and enhance existing applications and APIs to incorporate new features and user feedback.
• Design new features and user experiences, including UI elements and layout through mockups (e.g., Figma) and implement such features in React + Type Script.
• Utilize a variety of AWS technologies such as API Gateway, AWS Lambda, Amazon App Sync, Dynamo
  
  DB, and Terraform.
• Interact with a variety of data sources including documents, databases, raw and/or processed sensor data, and other APIs.
• Collaborate with Software Engineering, Software Quality, and Operations to understand end‑user requirements.

• Strong technical background as evidenced by BS, MS, or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience building backend services and/or intuitive web applications with significant scale and performance.
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and related web technologies.
• Experience with using internal and external facing APIs.
• Experience with app profiling and performance tuning.
• Experience with service performance measurement, observability, and tuning.
• Familiarity with web sockets and Typed Arrays.
• Bonus for experience with Three.js, Web Workers, protobuf.
• Bonus for experience in designing UIs using collaborative tools.
• Bonus for experience with C++, creating tooling for robotics / time series data.
• Bonus for experience with AWS PaaS technologies and services.
• 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.

• 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.
• Fidelity 401(k).
• Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA.

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.