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Kodiak AI (Kodiak Robotics)

Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Data

AI summary of the role

Kodiak Robotics seeks a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to build data pipelines and tooling for the Kodiak Driver, an autonomous trucking system.

What you’ll do

  • Work with ML team to automate existing and new pipelines using AirFlow/Metaflow like orchestration frameworks.
  • Utilize auto generated / manually labeled signals to stratify datasets to dedup data and improve the information content of ML dataset.
  • Improve and support the metrics dashboard and the underlying datastore to be scalable, performant and cost effective.
  • Advocate for additional tooling to simplify and automate dataset curation, mining, evaluation, labelling and triage including utilizing LLM’s and offboard models.

What you’ll bring

  • MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, and 3+ years of practical experience working with ML teams.
  • Proficiency in Python.
  • Proven ability to build scalable ELT pipelines and data models using SQL and modern data lakes with automated workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow / MetaFlow.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals including testing, debugging, and system design.

Technologies

Python · SQL · Apache Airflow · Metaflow · ELT pipelines · data lakes · LLMs · autonomous vehicles · robotics

Source and classification

Internal deployment & tooling · Evidence for this classification:

and AI infrastructure to turn real-world driving data into models that enable safe and scalable autonomous trucking. In this role, you will develop the data pipeline which helps design machine learning systems that improve our vehicles’ ability to understand the world, predict the behavior of other road users, and make safe driving decisions. You will collaborate closely with robotics, autonomy, and infrastructure teams to continuously improve the performance of our autonomy stack using large-scale data from our growing fleet. This is a high-impact opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI systems operating in the real world, where every mile driven improves our models and brings autonomous trucking closer to global deployment. In this role, you will: Work with ML team to automate existing and new pipelines using AirFlow/Metaflow like orchestration frameworks. Utilize different auto
More from the job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense. Kodiak is seeking Machine Learning Engineers focussing on data, pipelines and tooling to help build the intelligence that powers the Kodiak Driver. Our ML teams work across perception, prediction, planning, and AI infrastructure to turn real-world driving data into models that enable safe and scalable autonomous trucking. In this role, you will develop the data pipeline which helps design machine learning systems that improve our vehicles’ ability to understand the world, predict the behavior of other road users, and make safe driving decisions. You will collaborate closely with robotics, autonomy, and infrastructure teams to continuously improve the performance of our autonomy stack using large-sc [... source excerpt omitted ...] work on cutting-edge AI systems operating in the real world, where every mile driven improves our models and brings autonomous trucking closer to global deployment. In this role, you will: Work with ML team to automate existing and new pipelines using AirFlow/Metaflow like orchestration frameworks. Utilize different auto generated / manually labeled signals to stratify datasets to dedup data and improve the information content of ML dataset. Improve and support the metrics dashboard and the underlying datastore to allow it to be scalable for growing volume of tests, performant and cost effective. Be the advocate for additional tooling to simplify and improve current processe [... source excerpt omitted ...] w. In alignment with its business operations, Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes, regulations, and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly, roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status. Should the position require, and Kodiak determines that a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status necessitate an export license, bar the candidate from the position, or otherwise fall under national security-related restrictions, Kodiak will consider the candidate for

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