Kodiak · 3 weeks ago
Senior Perception Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expKodiak Robotics, Inc. is a leader in autonomous ground transportation focused on developing AI-powered technology for commercial trucking. The Perception Engineer will shape the perception stack by leveraging advanced AI models and techniques to deploy safe autonomous perception systems.
Autonomous VehiclesLogisticsRoboticsSoftwareTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead efforts to advance learned scene estimation solutions in the Kodiak Driver
Use principled approaches for fusing information from multiple modalities (camera, radar, lidar, thermal, and IMU) to improve perception performance
Improve multi-target tracking performance including track initiation, measurement to track association, and track state maintenance
Develop novel algorithms to incorporate noisy measurements to construct a solid foundational understanding of the world
Develop tooling, metrics, and visualization to advance sensor fusion performance
Embody innovation and collaboration. Think creatively and resourcefully to solve problems
Qualification
Required
Strong technical background. BS or MS with at least 5 years industry experience, or PhD with at least 3 years of academic or industry experience, in building state estimation and sensor fusion systems
Domain Expertise. Topics of interest include sensor fusion, state estimation, Kalman filtering, particle filtering, multi-object tracking, deep learning, learned scene estimation, behavior prediction
Skilled in C++ with strong problem-solving skills
Strong software engineering skills and experience building high-reliability deployed applications. You write well-designed, highly maintainable code
Solid understanding of metrics, data analysis, and scientific evaluation
A team player. You take ownership and work with the team to deliver exceptional results. You are interested in the performance of the entire system across engineering disciplines
Ability to build and iterate quickly. You enjoy working fast and smart, and you are comfortable in defining and building lasting infrastructure components from scratch
Hands on. Curious. Flexible. Interested in new domains to expand your horizons and provide a complete system wide solution
Great communicator. You have experience writing clear, concise design documentation to gather feedback from across the team to find the best solution
Benefits
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
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.)
Company
Kodiak
Endlessly adaptable. Always reliable. Through the endless demands of a world in constant motion, Kodiak helps you get the job done.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (16)
2024 (5)
2023 (7)
2022 (3)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$494.9MKey Investors
Horizon Technology FinanceAliya Capital PartnersU.S. Department of Defense
2025-12-31Post Ipo Debt· $30M
2025-09-25Post Ipo Equity· $145M
2025-09-25IPO
Leadership Team
Don Burnette
Founder & CEO
Andreas Wendel
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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