Software Engineer Full-Stack

Job Summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is a leader in autonomous ground transportation, developing AI-powered technology for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company has successfully delivered freight daily and is pioneering autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will optimize and enhance existing applications and APIs, design new features, and interact with various data sources. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand end-user requirements and utilize a variety of AWS technologies and web technologies.

Responsibilities

• Optimize and enhance existing applications and APIs to incorporate new features and user feedback.
• Design new features and user experiences, including UI elements and layout through mockups (e.g., Figma) and implement such features in React + TypeScript.
• Research and design new APIs for new use cases and implement such APIs and backend logic using Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C++.
• Utilize a variety of AWS technologies such as API Gateway, AWS Lambda, Amazon AppSync, DynamoDB, and Terraform.
• Interact with a variety of data sources including documents, databases, raw and/or processed sensor data, and other APIs.

Requirements

• Strong technical background as evidenced by BS, MS, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline
• 6+ years of experience building backend services and/or intuitive web applications with significant scale and performance
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and related web technologies
• Recent experience with JavaScript, TypeScript and React
• Experience with using internal and external facing APIs
• Experience with app profiling and performance tuning
• Experience with service performance measurement, observability, and tuning
• Familiarity with web sockets and Typed Arrays
• Bonus for experience with Three.js, Web Workers, protobuf
• Bonus for experience in designing UIs using collaborative tools
• Bonus for experience with C++, creating tooling for robotics / timeseries data
• Bonus for experience with AWS PaaS technologies and services
• Great communicator; you must be capable of writing clear, concise, and detailed documentation
• Passion; you must be passionate about autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on humanity

Qualifications

• 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 (mental health navigation)
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
• Variety of incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and 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 (mental health navigation)
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
• Variety of incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)