We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to develop software for mapping, map validation, and map tooling. Your work will be critical to Kodiak’s ability to quickly scale its autonomous freight network and serve more customers.

In this role, you will:

• Design and implement automated mapping algorithms to generate drivable maps with minimal human effort.
• Develop tools to validate and edit maps, ensuring our maps are of sufficiently high quality.
• Write and optimize queries for accessing map data onboard.
• Create pipelines that use our data to evaluate & improve our map quality.
• Build onboard and offboard infrastructure to deploy map changes across the fleet.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams that use the information stored in maps (e.g, localization, planning).
• Shape Kodiak’s strategy for mapping, which is critical to the company’s expansion into new geographies and markets.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience writing algorithms for map creation, validation, and maintenance for autonomous vehicles
• Knowledge of mapping, SLAM, probabilistic filtering, and optimization
• Authored map formats, solved map/software versioning issues, and handled map version upgrades
• Software development experience writing production-level C++ and Python code
• High standards for software quality and rigor, and a testing-oriented mentality
• Good communication skills and a collaborative bent
• Proven ability to iterate quickly and work hands-on

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience with data processing pipelines to develop automated workflows.
• Written highly optimized code for geometric queries on large-scale map data.
• Worked with cloud-based deployment strategies.
• A desire to rethink what really needs to be in a map for autonomous vehicles.

What we offer:

• 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
• Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
• Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
• Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)