IT Infrastructure Engineer, Kodiak Robotics
$140-170k
+ Bonus + Equity
Office located in Mountain View, CA
Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks
Job no longer available
Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$140-170k
+ Bonus + Equity
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
- Hands-on experience with Ansible and Terraform in a production environment
- Proficiency with Linux and Git
- Experience participating in code reviews and collaborating using GitHub
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Understanding of networking fundamentals
- Problem-Solving and Communication:
- A proactive self-starter who takes ownership of issues and drives them to resolution
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong customer service orientation and a willingness to go the extra mile to help others
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment, where flexibility and adaptability are essential
What the job involves
- We are seeking an IT DevOps Engineer who excels in both hands-on IT support and infrastructure automation
- You will be working on unprecedented challenges and pioneering solutions in the autonomous trucking industry
- Additionally, you'll play a key role in evolving and scaling our infrastructure to meet the demands of our expanding business through DevOps practices and cloud automation tools like Ansible and Terraform
- Design and implement infrastructure as code using Terraform
- Automate configuration management and deployments using Ansible
- Monitor and maintain the health and security of our cloud, datacenter and network infrastructure
- Develop and support Ansible automated provisioning systems for servers, laptops and other devices
- Assist with new employee onboarding, setting up accounts and access
- Maintain inventory of IT infrastructure assets
- Respond to IT infrastructure support requests in a timely and helpful manner
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.
Steph
Company Specialist
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 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
Articles
Leadership
Don Burnette
(CEO)Experience as Co-founder of Otto. Software Technical Lead at Uber from 2016 to 2018.
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Diversity & 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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