Senior AI Acceleration Engineer, Kodiak Robotics
$150-250k
+ Equity + Biannual bonus
Office located in Mountain View, CA
Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks
Open for applications
Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$150-250k
+ Equity + Biannual bonus
Office located in Mountain View, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
Kodiak Robotics' mission is to carry freight forward—so people, partners, and the planet thrive.
Role
Who you are
- BS, MS, or PhD with academic or at least 2-3 years of industry experience in optimizing and accelerating machine learning models for embedded systems
- You are a skilled software engineer with experience in Python, C++, CUDA programming, and strong problem-solving skills
- You are passionate about pushing the boundaries of ML performance on hardware and have ideally worked on embedded platforms or autonomous systems before
- You also have a strong knowledge of low-level kernel development and experience with ML optimization techniques such as quantization, pruning, model compression, and knowledge distillation
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AI Acceleration Engineer to join our AI/ML team
- In this role, you will be responsible for optimizing and accelerating machine learning models for deployment on embedded hardware platforms
- Optimize and accelerate ML models for embedded hardware using techniques such as quantization, pruning, knowledge distillation, model compression, and hardware-specific optimizations
- Develop high-performance custom kernels using CUDA, OpenCL, or other low-level programming tools to accelerate computations and implement efficient algorithms
- Leverage and customize inference optimization frameworks like TensorRT, TVM, or ONNX Runtime to maximize performance on target platforms
- Profile and analyze model performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions to improve computational efficiency and reduce latency
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers and software developers, to co-design software and hardware solutions that maximize overall system performance
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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Insights
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 values
- Safety, first and always - Build procedures to support responsible decision-making. Reinforce safe choices as a community. Safety first always; no breaks, no exceptions
- Intellectual honesty, principled debate - Seek the truth, especially when it’s inconvenient. Speak with passion, but respect diverse points of view to move towards execution
- Disciplined innovation - Focus, efficiency and elegance. Learn from experience. Solve meaningful problems. Behave responsibly
- Better together. For a better future - Seek out best-in-class collaborators. Embrace our ecosystem of diversity—from fellow Kodiak-ers, and customers to the people we share the roads with
- Exceed expectations. Earn respect. Repeat - Deliver seamless experiences wherever possible. Build trust through action. Consistent and constant accountability
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
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Leadership
Don Burnette
(CEO)Experience as Co-founder of Otto. Software Technical Lead at Uber from 2016 to 2018.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Kodiak Robotics
- At Kodiak, we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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