Winter 2027 Intern, Security

Kodiak•Mountain View, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking Interns in various areas of its software stack for Winter 2027. The company is a leader in autonomous ground transportation, developing an AI-powered technology stack for commercial trucking and the public sector. Interns will work on a project that advances the autonomous trucking platform and will develop their coding skills on a production-level codebase, expected to be comfortable reading and writing modern C++ code. Collaboration with other engineers and tackling challenging problems are key aspects of the role. The internship program is 12-16 weeks long, with a flexible end date. The location is Mountain View, CA, and interns are responsible for their own housing.

Requirements

Comfortable reading and writing modern C++ code.
Excited to work on autonomous trucks that are running in the real world.
Looking to develop their coding skills on a production-level codebase.
Motivated by challenging problems without clear-cut solutions.

Nice To Haves

Comfort with fundamental mathematics, linear algebra, and calculus
Basic understanding of security or cryptography fundamentals
User level understanding of TLS, RSA and AES algorithms
Linux / Ubuntu / Debian experience
Real time software development
Physical AI / IoT system experience
Any Red Team experience or interests
Any experience with AWS or GCP cloud computing infrastructures
Knowledge of modern revision tracking systems (e.g. git)
Experience writing real-time, resource constrained, or embedded software
Knowledge of the current state of robotics and/or self-driving
Understanding of network protocols such as TCP, UDP, and PTP
Familiarity with LIDARs, radars, cameras, and other sensors used in robotics
Knowledge of modern revision tracking systems (e.g. git)

Responsibilities

Own a project that will advance a state-of-the-art autonomous trucking platform.
Develop coding skills on a production-level codebase.
Collaborate with other engineers on a day-to-day basis.
Tackle challenging problems without clear-cut solutions.