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Software Engineer, Controls (C++)

Kodiak AI· Controls
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Mountain View, CA$145k - $190kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Software Engineer on the Controls team focused on vehicular motion control for driverless trucks, involving dynamic control laws, safety limits, monitoring, feedback, and state management across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Implement control and actuation strategies
  • Develop and test reliable, safety-critical software that controls articulated trucks driving on highways
  • Characterize the vehicle platform, including braking, steering, and acceleration
  • Develop models for both onboard and simulated motion prediction
  • Specify requirements and document their implementation
  • Apply degraded operations capabilities for fail-safe driving
  • Collaborate with Planning, Hardware, Systems, and Infrastructure colleagues to advance a robust vehicle control architecture

Qualifications

  • 2+ year of experience developing production-level vehicular controls software
  • Software development experience writing production-level C++
  • A strong background in robotics, controls, and mathematics
  • Experience developing, testing, and tuning controllers for autonomous robots, ideally trucks, cars, or flying vehicles
  • A focus on vehicle safety

Skills

Required:Vehicular controls software developmentC++Robotics, controls, and mathematicsAutonomous vehicles control tuning

Benefits

  • 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
  • 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
  • Fidelity 401(k)
  • Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
  • Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Kodiak AI

Safely driving an autonomous future.

Our purpose-built autonomous solution, the Kodiak Driver, is the AV industry’s most advanced driverless technology, seamlessly integrating into any driving platform for reliable movement in any environment. Learn how we’re shaping the future of ground transportation.

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