Chief Technology OfficerThe RoleWe are looking for a hands-on CTO to lead our seven-person software and hardware team, own the technical roadmap, and drive our transition from production teleoperation to autonomy. You will set the direction for our autonomy and safety systems, develop a strong engineering team, and help shape what Kodama builds.
What You'll Do - Own Kodama's technical strategy and engineering roadmap.
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of five software engineers and two hardware engineers.
- Drive the development and deployment of increasingly autonomous capabilities on heavy equipment operating in production.
- Lead the development of safety-critical systems as autonomy expands.
- Represent Kodama's technology with investors, OEM partners, and other external stakeholders.
What We're Looking For - Deep experience with autonomous vehicles, autonomous machinery, or mobile robotics.
- Experience leading and developing highly capable senior and staff engineers.
- Strong judgment about the tradeoffs required to ship reliable robotic systems in the physical world.
- The ability to communicate a clear technical vision internally and externally.
- Low ego, high ownership, intellectual honesty, and comfort operating in a fast-moving environment.
Particularly Valuable Experience - Outdoor or off-road autonomy.
- Experience with modern learning-based robotics, including world models, robot foundation models, generative policies, imitation learning, or reinforcement learning.
- Safety-critical robotic or vehicle systems.
- Experience as a CTO, VP of Engineering, senior engineering leader, or technical founder at a robotics or autonomous-systems company.
Location & TravelThis role may be remote within the United States, with a preference for candidates based in the Southeast. Expect approximately 10-20% travel, primarily to customer and development sites.
CompensationKodama offers competitive executive cash compensation and meaningful equity ownership commensurate with a true executive leadership role.
