Senior Onboard Infrastructure

Kodiak Robotics — Mountain View

At a glance

Kodiak Robotics is hiring for this senior on-site role based in Mountain View. The advertised salary is $155k–$215k a year. It was posted on 29 September 2026 and is open until 29 October 2026.

  • Work model: On-site
  • Location: Mountain View
  • Salary: $155k–$215k a year
  • Seniority: Senior (6+ years)
  • Category: Engineering
  • Posted: 29 September 2026
  • Open until: 29 October 2026

Tags: Software Engineer, full-time, Actively Hiring, B2b, Company Stage, Top Investors

Job description

We're looking for a Software Engineer focused on onboard vehicle systems to take a key role in designing and implementing our core vehicle integrations. You'll work across domains to bring together embedded devices, AI, and compute hardware into a highly reliable system, and you'll test and deploy autonomous trucks for real customers.

In this role, you will:

  • Own the integration between autonomy hardware and vehicle platforms for new products
  • Work across domains to test vehicle actuation systems, be the first to make a new vehicle move
  • Collaborate with experts across the company to build the Kodiak real-time operating system that powers our trucks
  • Design and implement core infrastructure and libraries in modern C++
  • Build highly reliable compute and network systems
  • Gather metrics to analyze and optimize the performance of Kodiak's autonomous systems

Qualifications:

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years building software connected to hardware
  • Proficiency in modern C++
  • Experience with automotive communication protocols such as CAN
  • Comfort developing and debugging complex software on Linux

Nice to have:

  • Knowledge of control systems and how to evaluate them for safety and performance
  • Experience with Bazel on large, cross-platform projects
  • Experience building on bare-metal or RTOS platforms
  • Familiarity with functional safety standards such as ISO 26262

What we offer:

  • 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.)

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