Software Engineer Localization
Kodiak AI, Inc. · Mountain View, CA ·
- Category
- Software engineering
You will develop and integrate navigation and pose-estimation algorithms, optimize sensor fusion and odometry, evaluate sensor performance, create performance metrics, and verify sensor calibration and uncertainty characterization.
Responsibilities
- Develop and integrate onboard navigation and pose-estimation algorithms
- Optimize sensor fusion and pose estimation using IMU, camera, and lidar sensors
- Develop visual and lidar odometry algorithms
- Develop navigation metrics for algorithm and system performance
- Evaluate sensor performance and optimize sensor selection
- Verify sensor calibrations, settings, and uncertainty characterizations
Requirements
- Coursework or project experience in navigation, localization, robotics, or a related field
- C++ proficiency
- Foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software engineering
- Experience transforming GNSS, IMU, wheel-speed, and related sensor data into pose estimates
- Experience writing design documentation
Benefits
- Equity
- Annual bonuses
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Infertility benefits
- Legal services
- Identity and fraud protection
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Flexible PTO
- 10 paid holidays
- Parental leave
- Dog-friendly office
- Free catered lunch
- Stocked kitchen
- Free EV charging
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Headspace
- Calm
- One Medical
- Gympass
- Spring Health
- Rula
- 401(k)
- Commuter benefits
- FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- HSA
- Referral bonuses
- Patent bonuses