# Staff Software Engineer, Behavior 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: 2026-06-23
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kodiak/jobs/4292556009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/kodiak-staff-software-engineer-behavior-planning/

## About the role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help build and improve behavior planning and motion planning systems for autonomous driving. In this role, you will own planning features end to end, from design and implementation through validation, deployment, and analysis.

## What they're looking for

- Design, implement, and improve behavior planning and motion planning features
- Own planning projects from problem definition through deployment
- Debug autonomy behavior using logs, simulation, metrics, and real-world data
- Improve how the autonomy system balances safety, comfort, progress, and operational constraints
- Collaborate with teams across Prediction, Controls, Perception, ML, Simulation, Systems, and Safety
- Define success metrics and validation plans for planning features

Tags: Motion Planning