Senior Security Engineer, Kodiak Robotics
$150-230k
+ Equity + Bonus
More information about location
Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks
Open for applications
Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$150-230k
+ Equity + Bonus
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
Kodiak Robotics' mission is to carry freight forward—so people, partners, and the planet thrive.
Role
Who you are
- At least 5+ years of a strong technical security background
- BS, MS or PhD with industry experience in designing and implementing SSDLCs
- You are a skilled software engineer with strong problem-solving skills. You are passionate about solving real-world security problems
- Development experience with C++ is preferred, given our technology stack requirements
- Familiar with cryptographic signing and encryption principles as part of our secure build, remote update and boot processes
- A team player. You take ownership and work with the team to deliver exceptional results. You are interested in the performance of the entire system across engineering disciplines
- Ability to build and iterate quickly. You enjoy working fast and smart, and you are comfortable in the earlier stages of developing a process from scratch
- Hands on. You are not only passionate about security but also experienced building and maintaining similar software build systems
- Great communicator. You have experience writing clear, concise, and detailed documentation
What the job involves
- We are looking for a highly skilled Application Security Engineer to join us and solve real-world security problems designing, building and monitoring our Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) process in the autonomous vehicle / robotics space
- Working in partnership with our software development teams, be responsible for designing, building, maintaining and monitoring our end to end Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) process
- Integrate our cryptographic signing and encryption process into the software build mechanism
- Ensure that every step of our SSDLC process follows security best practices
- Be responsible for codifying and monitoring adherence to secure coding principles
- Aid in testing the application against security risks/parameters before release
- Collaborate closely with other security experts on the team
- Collaborate with our hardware and software teams to provide secure design and implementation patterns
Our take
Global supply chains rely on frictionless long-haul trucking freight networks, but the repetitive and stationary nature of the job has resulted in a lack of willing drivers. Whilst this has been partially resolved through the introduction of self-driving trucks, such systems are notoriously difficult to maintain which ultimately leads to significant downtime.
Kodiak Robotics develops self-driving technology for long-haul trucks, providing wing mirrors built with sensors called Kodiak SensorPods. These sensors provide the technology necessary for the trucks to be driven safely and autonomously and have been designed to be replaced or serviced rapidly to minimize downtime.
Whilst the company’s most significant challenge will present itself as other self-driving truck providers, Kodiak Robotics has taken a unique approach by recognizing the high-maintenance nature of existing self-driving systems, innovating upon this through its easily replaceable SensorPods. Through this approach and several successful rounds of funding, the company aims to fill empty truck driving positions with safer AI drivers, whilst ensuring its technology is quick and simple to maintain.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2023
$75m
CONVERTIBLE
Nov 2021
$125m
SERIES B
Total funding: $240m
Company benefits
- Remote-friendly work environment
- 401k
- Generous PTO policy
- Life insurance
- Assortment of medical (PPO/HMO/HDHP), dental, vision, and FSA plans
- Family-friendly company events
- Dog-friendly office
- Employee-driven fitness classes
- Beautiful, renovated facilities in Mountain View, CA and Lancaster, TX
- Free EV charging
- Trivia and board game nights
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Don Burnette
(CEO)Experience as Co-founder of Otto. Software Technical Lead at Uber from 2016 to 2018.
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