2 months ago
Mountain View, CA, USAIntern
Base Salary
$10k - $10k/yr
Responsibilities
- Optimize and maintain AuroraDB, Elasticsearch, and other data stores for high availability, scalability, and performance.
- Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines supporting the data platform and reliable ingestion of robotics and safety datasets.
- Evaluate and scale QuickSight and dashboarding frameworks or factories for reporting and actionable insights.
- Collaborate with teammates to deliver dependable data solutions.
Requirements
- Pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, data engineering, statistics, or a related quantitative technical field.
- Knowledge of relational and/or object database design, query optimization, and schema management.
- Experience or familiarity with AWS Aurora DB, Elasticsearch, and associated ETL/ELT pipelines.
- Familiarity with BI tools, dashboarding frameworks, or automated reporting factories such as QuickSight, Kibana, or custom visualization frameworks.
- Experience with version control systems such as Git and modern software development workflows.
- Interest in autonomous systems or robotics and a safety-focused mindset.
- Bonus: internship or project experience building automated data pipelines or managing cloud database infrastructure.
- Bonus: familiarity with infrastructure-as-code or automated data integration frameworks.
Benefits
- 12–16 week internship beginning in January 2027, with a flexible end date.
- On-site location in Mountain View, California.
- Interns are responsible for housing.
- Competitive pay and medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Dog-friendly office, beautiful Mountain View facility, and free catered lunch.
About Kodiak
Kodiak builds an AI-powered autonomous driving stack for long-haul trucking and government programs. The company hauls freight daily across the southern United States using its technology and is leveraging the same software for U.S. Department of Defense autonomy projects. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Kodiak announced in 2024 that it had delivered a driverless semi-truck to a customer.