Software Quality Triage Specialist

Kodiak•Mountain View, CA

21d•$120,000 - $135,000

About The Position

Kodiak AI is seeking a Software Quality Triage Specialist to join its growing Software Quality team. The position focuses on assessing autonomous-truck performance, identifying and investigating system failure modes, and driving issues through to resolution. The specialist will develop deep familiarity with the Kodiak Driver, conduct thorough root cause analysis, produce performance reports, collaborate with operations and engineering, and perform quality assurance on 2D/3D labels used to train and improve algorithms.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in triage and deep root cause analysis in the robotics or autonomous vehicle industry.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Experience beyond high-level bucketing.
Hands-on experience analyzing vehicle logs across perception, planning, localization, controls, and other system-level behaviors.
Strong understanding of autonomous vehicle sensors, such as cameras, lidar, and radar, and how sensor performance affects perception and planning.
Experience using simulation in the triage process to evaluate safety-related behaviors.
Ability to investigate complex issues and drive them to root cause.
Strong critical-thinking, analytical, and root cause analysis skills.
Ability to quickly learn, adapt, and apply new concepts, tools, and workflows.
Curiosity and diligence in investigating unexpected behaviors and understanding their causes.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to write clear, concise, thorough technical documentation.
Passion for autonomous technology and improving safety and efficiency through triage and simulation.

Responsibilities

Develop extensive familiarity with the Kodiak Driver.
Study and assess autonomous-truck performance results.
Perform efficient, high-quality root cause analysis with minimal oversight.
Identify and categorize system failure modes, file bugs, and track them through resolution.
Generate reports on overall performance for the team.
Collaborate with operations and engineering teams to improve workflows and processes.
Perform quality assurance on 2D/3D labels used to train and improve algorithms.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses.
Medical, dental, and vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife, including a medical plan with infertility benefits.
Legal services, identity and fraud protection, hospital indemnity insurance, accident insurance, and critical illness insurance.
Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies.
Dog-friendly office, free catered lunch, fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging.
Long-term disability, short-term disability, and life insurance.
Wellbeing benefits, including Headspace, Calm, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health, and Rula.
Fidelity 401(k).
Commuter benefits, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and HSA.
Incentive programs, including referral and patent bonuses.