Senior Multimodal AI Engineer — Real-Time Transformer

Kodiak; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package including equity and bonuses

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

Flexible PTO and generous parental leave

Office perks (dog-friendly, catered lunch, stocked kitchen, EV charging)

Wellbeing Benefits (gym discounts, mental health resources)

Job summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking candidates for a role focused on developing multimodal transformer architectures that integrate diverse sensor technologies. With a commitment to autonomous ground transportation, Kodiak offers a competitive compensation package including equity, flexible PTO, and comprehensive health plans.

Applicants should have experience with transformer architectures and a strong understanding of scalable training for large models, reflecting their passion for utilizing AI to operate safely in real-world conditions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience with transformer architectures, particularly in multimodal or multi-stream settings.
• Familiarity with cross-attention, token fusion, or modality alignment techniques.
• Strong understanding of scalable training for large models.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop multimodal transformer architectures that fuse camera, LiDAR, and radar.
• Research and implement cross-modal attention mechanisms and token fusion strategies.
• Build scalable training pipelines for multimodal transformers across massive datasets.

Skills

Transformer architectures

Multimodal settings

Deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)

Python proficiency

Distributed training

Mixed-precision optimization

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in AI, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. in Mountain View, CA is seeking candidates for a role focused on developing multimodal transformer architectures that integrate diverse sensor technologies. With a commitment to autonomous ground transportation, Kodiak offers a competitive compensation package including equity, flexible PTO, and comprehensive health plans.

Applicants should have experience with transformer architectures and a strong understanding of scalable training for large models, reflecting their passion for utilizing AI to operate safely in real-world conditions.