Autonomy/AI Software Engineer-Early Career

Kodiak10 months ago
San Francisco, CA, United States
On-site
Full-time
Beginner Level (< 1 year)

Job Description

Position Overview

We're looking for new grads and early career Software Engineers with strong C++ skills to help build and refine our cutting-edge autonomy stack. You'll have the chance to work on real-world, safety-critical code and contribute to systems that are actively driving on the road. If you're eager to make an immediate impact on the future of transportation, apply now!

Key Responsibilities

  • Write modern C++ in a production environment
  • Collaborate with and receive mentorship from world-class engineers across perception, machine learning, planning, controls, and simulation
  • Develop new features and behaviors for driverless trucks
  • Optimize performance and reliability for real-time autonomous driving applications
  • Embody innovation and collaboration
  • Think creatively and resourcefully to solve problems

Required Qualifications

  • C++ Coding Skills. You are a strong problem-solver and critical thinker
  • Flexibility. You have the ability to work across domains on a wide range of challenges
  • Curiosity. You are interested in new domains to expand your horizons as a software engineer and provide a complete system wide solution
  • Great communicator. You are writing clear and concise documentation to gather feedback from across the team to find the best solution
  • 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

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
  • MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
  • Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, 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 through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
  • Fidelity 401(k)
  • Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
  • Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)

Required Skills

Communication
Collaboration
Modern C++
Problem-solving
Safety-critical systems