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Senior Software Engineer, Controls (MATLAB)

Kodiak · Mountain View, CA

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
80 days
Kodiak's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Kodiak's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Kodiak
high
72 stale, 2 reposted of 72 open
Hiring momentum
92 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-22

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About this role

As a Senior Software Engineer in Controls at Kodiak AI, you will design and implement feedback, control, and actuation strategies for autonomous vehicles, focusing on safety-critical software. Your responsibilities include characterizing vehicle platforms, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and creating requirement specifications while ensuring end-to-end vehicle safety.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Software development experience writing production-level MATLAB & Simulink
  • Experience with automatic code generation from MATLAB / Simulink to embedded C / C++
  • Development, testing, and tuning of controllers for mobile autonomous robots, ideally trucks, cars, or flying vehicles
  • System identification, modeling, simulation, and characterization of systems with complex dynamics
  • A strong theoretical foundation paired with practical experience in controls, system modeling, and redundant architectures
  • A focus on end-to-end vehicle safety

Nice to have

  • Effective development of production C++
  • Expertise with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
  • Experience with software design and implementation in safety-critical domains (e.g. automotive, aerospace, medical, etc)
  • Written low-level drivers for software/hardware interfacing using protocols such as CAN or ethernet
  • Written efficient code running on resource-constrained embedded systems with a real-time operating system

What you get

  • 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)
  • 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)

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options
  • The role involves significant collaboration with other teams, which may require strong interpersonal skills
  • The position is in a rapidly evolving field with potential for high impact but also high pressure
  • The company emphasizes safety-critical systems, which may involve rigorous compliance and testing processes

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Listed by Kodiak on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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