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Software Engineer, UI Tools Infrastructure

Kodiak

Job Location:

Mountain View, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 130000 - 160000

Posted: 17 July 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 14 October 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Kodiak Robotics Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous 2024 Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

We are looking for an Engineer who will be developing supporting maintaining and evolving 2D and 3D visualization tools for autonomous vehicle development and testing. You have curiosity in AV perception and planning and enjoy breaking down and presenting complex data in an intuitive efficient and effective manner. The roles focus will be deploying tools into production with minimal disruption. This is an opportunity to work collaboratively across multiple teams and leadership within Kodiak.

We are in a hybrid onsite environment based out of Mountain View CA.

In this role you will:

Participate in building our tooling suite proactively identifying opportunities to improve performance and scaling our 2D and 3D visualization capabilities as our fleet grows.
Build intuitive interfaces in ReactJS TypeScript and that translate complex AV sensor data into actionable insights for our engineering teams.
Partner directly with Software Engineering Quality and Operations to deeply understand their workflows transforming user feedback into high-impact features.
Help develop robust backend services and APIs that bridge the gap between raw robotics data and the UI.
Champion code quality and documentation helping us evolve our infrastructure as we push the boundaries of long-haul autonomous trucking.

Qualifications:

Strong technical background as evidenced by BS MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline.
2 years of experience building intuitive fullstack applications.
Solid understanding of TypeScript ReactJS HTML CSS and related web technologies.
Familiarity of C is a bonus!
Experience with modern 2D and 3D JavaScript libraries and tooling esp.
Experience with app profiling and performance tuning.
Experience working with time series robotics data such as Rosbags or mcaps
Experience building and maintaining backend services and APIs.
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.

The pay range listed below reflects the base salaryin our SF/Silicon Valley locationacross several internal levels. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including: work location experience relevant training education skill level and performance during interview. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay equity bonus and a competitive benefits package

California Pay Range

$130000 - $160000 USD

At Kodiak we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race ethnicity religion gender identity sexual orientation age disability or veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

In alignment with its business operations Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes regulations and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidates residence U.S. person status and/or citizenship status. Should the position require and Kodiak determines that a candidates residence U.S. person status and/or citizenship status necessitate an export license bar the candidate from the position or otherwise fall under national security-related restrictions Kodiak will consider the candidate for alternative positions unaffected by such restrictions under terms and conditions set forth at Kodiaks sole discretion or as an alternative opt not to proceed with the candidates application. If applicable Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.

We use a third-party AI tool (Endorsed) to assist in the initial screening of applications. As part of the evaluation process we provide Endorsed with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our human recruitment team and no automated system makes the ultimate decision regarding hiring. Certain features of the platform may qualify it as an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) under applicable regulations. We began using Endorsed on January 1 2026. You can review the independent bias audit report covering our use of Endorsed here( By submitting your application you acknowledge that your application may be processed by AI systems as part of the screening and selection process. If you have any questions or would like to request a separate review of your application please contact with Separate Review Request in the email subject line.

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About Company

Kodiak

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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