# Senior Software Engineer, Behavior Prediction- Planning at Kodiak

- Company: Kodiak
- What the company does: Backed by Battery, Lightspeed and CRV.
- Company website: http://www.kodiak.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-06-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kodiak/jobs/4288973009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/kodiak-senior-software-engineer-behavior-prediction-planning/

## About the role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to improve behavior prediction for autonomous driving. In this role, you will work on how our autonomy system predicts the behavior, intent, and future motion of other road users, and how those predictions are used by the planning system to make safe, comfortable, and effective decisions.

## What they're looking for

- Own prediction improvements within the Planning team. Advance prediction models and collaborate closely with ML teams on learned prediction models, model outputs, uncertainty, and failure modes
- Improve prediction-planning interfaces, including confidence, uncertainty, intent representation, and fallback behavior
- Collaborate on projects that improve planning behavior in scenarios where actor intent is uncertain or changing
- Define metrics and evaluation frameworks for prediction quality as it relates to planning behavior. Analyze prediction-related planning failures using logs, simulation, metrics, and scenario-based evaluation
- Lead technical projects and mentor junior engineers

Tags: Motion Planning