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Staff Software Engineer, Learned & Hybrid Behavior Planning

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 Staff Software Engineer at Kodiak AI, you will focus on integrating learned models into the behavior planning stack for autonomous driving. Your role involves collaborating with machine learning engineers to enhance model performance, designing integration strategies, and ensuring the safety and reliability of new capabilities. You will also lead technical designs, mentor engineers, and work closely with cross-functional teams to debug and analyze model behavior using various data sources.

Our read on this posting2.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Strong experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or a related autonomy domain.
  • Deep technical background in behavior planning, decision-making, or motion planning.
  • Strong software engineering skills with proficiency in C++.
  • Experience working with heuristic or classical planning systems.
  • Experience integrating or developing learned behavior policies, behavior classification, trajectory prediction, or actor intent models.
  • Ability to reason about safety, system behavior, evaluation, and deployment risk.

Nice to have

  • Python proficiency is a plus.

What you get

  • Total compensation includes base pay, equity, bonus, and a competitive benefits package.

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options or flexibility in work location.
  • Salary range provided is specific to the SF/Silicon Valley location, which may not apply to other areas.
  • The role may involve sensitive requirements that could affect eligibility based on residence or citizenship status.

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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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