Kodiak Robotics

DevOps Engineer - Infrastructure

Kodiak Robotics$150K — $170K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in IT systems engineering and support
  • Proficiency with automation and orchestration tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with networking systems from Juniper or Palo Alto Networks
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively
  • Experience in security audits like SOC2 or ISO:27001
  • Knowledge of SSO concepts including SAML and OIDC

Responsibilities

  • Automate IT and infrastructure processes to drive efficiency
  • Provide onsite and remote technical support to engineers and staff
  • Guide end users on Ubuntu Linux, Mac OS, and Windows platforms
  • Coordinate issue resolution with operations and engineering teams
  • Conduct quality assurance and user acceptance testing for IT platforms
  • Manage time effectively to meet task deadlines and quality standards
  • Support the deployment and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN, WiFi, and cloud infrastructure

Benefits

  • Flexible paid time off (PTO) and generous parental leave
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Office amenities like free lunches, snacks, and dog-friendly environment
  • Wellbeing programs including mental health navigation services
  • Retirement savings options through Fidelity 401(k)
  • Incentive programs such as referral bonuses and patent bonuses
Full Job Description
Kodiak AI is currently seeking a DevOps Engineer - Infrastructure to join our growing team working out of our Mountain View, CA HQ. This position will be the technical escalation point for Global End Users and Executives. The role requires a high level of technical proficiency and requires an individual with executive presence and good social skills. Must be able to quickly and effectively diagnose, and resolve issues related to Linux, Mac and Windows systems, mobile devices, cloud or datacenter infrastructure. Kodiak is looking for an individual who is customer focused, passionate about the end user experience, enjoys challenging themselves constantly to improve, and empowering the end user community by providing IT knowledge and tools. This role will be a mix of hands-on support services and collaborating on infrastructure-as-code projects with the greater IT infrastructure team. There will be many opportunities to learn, plenty of room to grow, and many interesting projects to take ownership of.

In this role, you will:
  • Driving improvements by automating IT and infrastructure processes.
  • Provide onsite and remote guidance for Engineers and staff
  • Provide end user guidance to Ubuntu Linux, Mac OS, and Windows platforms when needed
  • Coordinate issue resolution with operations and engineering staff, working with domain specialists to resolve issues.
  • Provide feedback, quality assurance, and user acceptance testing for platforms and services.
  • Manage own time to fulfill tasks efficiently, in the correct priority and to the required level of quality, within the context of the objectives supplied by the manager.
  • Participate in the deployment, support, maintenance and troubleshooting of LAN/WAN, WiFi, VPN and Cloud network infrastructure

What you'll bring:
  • Production experience with automation and orchestration tools related to IT infrastructure
    • Production experience with Ansible, Terraform, Grafana or Prometheus
    • Production experience with Juniper Networks or Palo Alto Networks
    • Production experience with Rancher or Kubernetes
    • Production experience with AWS
    • Experience participating in security framework audits such as SOC2 or ISO:27001
    • Experience with MinIO
  • Experience collaborating in an infrastructure-as-code production environment
  • Experience using Git for collaboration in an infrastructure-as-code production environment
  • Expertise delivering the right services at the right time in a rapidly changing business environment
  • A strong understanding of SSO concepts including SAML, OIDC and supporting users with MFA, etc.
  • Excellent project and time management skills, ability to manage expectations in a deadline-driven environment and to balance strategic projects with day-to-day accountabilities
  • Strong proficiency in verbal and written communication

What we offer:
  • Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
  • MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
  • Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
  • Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA
  • Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
  • Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
  • Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
  • Fidelity 401(k)
  • Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
  • Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)


The pay range listed below reflects the base salary in our SF/Silicon Valley location, across several internal levels. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including: work location, experience, relevant training, education, skill level and performance during interview. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay, equity, bonus and a competitive benefits package

California Pay Range

$150,000-$170,000 USD

About Kodiak Robotics

Kodiak Robotics is a startup that is developing autonomous trucks for long-haul freight transportation. The company was founded in 2018 by Don Burnette and Paz Eshel, both former employees of the self-driving truck company Otto. Kodiak's trucks use a combination of sensors, cameras, and software to navigate highways and other roads without a human driver. The company has raised $40 million in funding from investors including Battery Ventures and CRV. Kodiak is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has a testing facility in North Texas.
Learn more about Kodiak Robotics
Size
101 employees
Market Cap
$347.1 million
Industry
Net Income
-$133.1 million
Founded
2016
NASDAQ

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