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Kodiak

Software Engineer, Controls (C++)

Mountain View, CAFrom $190kmidAdded today

About this role

Kodiak Robotics seeks a Software Engineer to develop motion control software for autonomous trucks. You'll design safety-critical control systems, characterize vehicle dynamics, and collaborate across teams to advance the company's autonomous driving technology.

What you'll do

  • Implement control and actuation strategies for autonomous vehicle platforms
  • Develop and test safety-critical C++ software controlling steering, braking, and acceleration
  • Characterize vehicle performance including braking, steering, and acceleration dynamics
  • Build motion prediction models for both onboard execution and simulation environments
  • Specify requirements and document control system implementations
  • Design fail-safe degraded operations capabilities for robust autonomous driving

What they're looking for

  • C++ (production-level)
  • Control theory and stability analysis
  • Vehicle dynamics and robotics
  • Safety-critical software development
  • System modeling and simulation
  • CAN/embedded protocols
  • Real-time embedded systems
  • Vehicle characterization and tuning
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Kodiak

Kodiak builds autonomous trucking systems and software that enable self-driving vehicles for commercial transportation. The company is hiring engineers across verification & validation, vehicle integration, behavior planning, sensor hardware, and manufacturing quality to develop and deploy its autonomous driving technology.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience developing production vehicular control systems and the specific platforms you've worked with.
  • Walk us through how you've approached tuning a controller for a complex autonomous system—what metrics did you optimize for?
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