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