Software Engineer, Mission Planning

About this role

Kodiak Robotics seeks a senior Software Engineer to lead behavior and motion planning for autonomous trucking. You'll own complex planning challenges end-to-end, from algorithm design to real-world validation, working across robotics, optimization, and real-time systems to improve the safety and performance of the Kodiak Driver.

What you'll do

• Design and deploy behavior and motion-planning capabilities for complex driving scenarios
• Own technical problems from concept through production rollout and iterative refinement
• Shape architecture, interfaces, and requirements for planning-related systems
• Translate driving goals into robust algorithms, cost functions, and production code
• Build evaluation frameworks and tooling to measure autonomy improvements from real-world data
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and code review guidance across cross-functional teams

What they're looking for

• Robotics and motion planning
• Optimization and controls
• C++ production software development
• Real-time systems
• Algorithm design and implementation
• Cross-functional technical leadership
• Performance-critical system design
• Data-driven evaluation and validation