Embedded Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles (C/C++, ARM)

Kodiak; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity & bonuses

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Flexible PTO

Mountain View, CA location

Dog-friendly office with perks

Free lunch, stocked kitchen

Job summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and ship low‑level software for truck systems. You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to ensure safety, reliability and performance in mission‑critical code.

This role emphasizes C/C++ on embedded platforms (x86, ARM), on‑vehicle debugging, sensors, and high‑speed networks, with hands‑on hardware bring‑up in Mountain View, CA.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software development experience, ideally within the automotive, aerospace or a related industry.
• Programming experience in C++
• Knowledge of embedded programming platforms
• Understanding of networking fundamentals
• Experience with implementation and on‑vehicle debugging of low level hardware buses such as I2C, CAN, SPI, and UART
• Experience with high speed hardware communication such as PCIe and Automotive Ethernet
• Hands on. You are just as comfortable getting your hands dirty analyzing a subsystem in the shop as when using a keyboard.
• Great communicator. You have experience writing clear, concise, and detailed documentation
• Passion. You are passionate about autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on humanity
• BS or MS, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with hardware EE on design and test of high reliable hardware systems
• Collaborate with software engineering on architecture, optimizations and reviews
• Contribute to hardware specifications to ensure test coverage and fault detection
• Participate in hands‑on hardware bring‑up in the engineering lab using analyzers and probes
• Debug common truck functions on the vehicles (Driver interfaces, Braking, Steering)
• Develop software for embedded platforms (x86, ARM) in C/C++
• Develop software for sensors. Evaluation and production (Camera, Radar, Lidar, IMU)
• Develop software for network devices, time synchronization experience a plus

Skills

C++

Embedded systems

Networking fundamentals

Hardware debugging

Communication

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering

Tools

x86

ARM

PCIe

Automotive Ethernet

I2C

CAN

SPI

UART

Job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and ship low‑level software for truck systems. You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to ensure safety, reliability and performance in mission‑critical code.

This role emphasizes C/C++ on embedded platforms (x86, ARM), on‑vehicle debugging, sensors, and high‑speed networks, with hands‑on hardware bring‑up in Mountain View, CA.