Kodiak Sciences

Senior Software Engineer — VETi Platform

Kodiak Sciences  •  Palo Alto, CA (Onsite)  •  14 hours ago
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Job Description

Kodiak Sciences (Nasdaq: KOD) is advancing vision science by integrating retinal biology, optics, artificial intelligence, medical imaging, and next-generation wearable technologies.
Our VETi™ — Visual Engagement Technology and Imager — platform is an AI-enabled wearable system combining advanced LiDAR, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), embedded computing, machine learning, and AR/VR technologies. VETi is being developed for applications in retina care, digital health, identity security, cognitive science, and broader AI-enabled vision technologies.
 
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build the software foundation for Kodiak’s VETi platform, from early prototypes through reliable engineering systems. This role is well suited for an engineer with strong software fundamentals who enjoys complex technical problems, works well across disciplines, and is excited to build software that connects closely with real-world hardware.  
 
Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, development, and optimization of software for advanced wearable imaging and sensing systems — from prototypes through validation.
  • Build software for device control, imaging workflows, AR/VR interfaces, and health-monitoring applications.
  • Develop and integrate real-time signal-processing and image-processing pipelines.
  • Work with embedded computing platforms, sensors (LiDAR, OCT, MEMS-based systems), and hardware-accelerated processing (NPUs and similar).
  • Collaborate with hardware, firmware, optics, algorithms, machine learning, and systems engineering teams.
  • Develop and debug software at the application, hardware/software integration, and system levels on Linux and Windows.
  • Take research prototypes and turn them into reliable engineering software that powers next-generation medical imaging devices used in clinical and product validation.
Education / Qualifications
  • B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing complex systems.
  • Strong programming experience in C, C++, and Python.
  • Strong software architecture, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience building software that interfaces with hardware, sensors, devices, imaging systems, or performance-sensitive systems.
  • Experience working in Linux and/or Windows environments.
  • Ability to collaborate across software, hardware, scientific, and engineering teams.
Additional Experience That Would Be Valuable
  • Experience with embedded systems, firmware, device software, or hardware/software integration.
  • Experience developing medical devices, imaging systems, AR/VR systems, robotics, or wearable technologies.
  • Experience with real-time signal processing, image processing, FFT pipelines, sensor data, or performance optimization.
  • Experience with GPUs, DSPs, NPUs, FPGAs, microcontrollers, or other hardware-accelerated compute platforms.
  • Experience integrating machine learning models into edge, device, or embedded systems.
Why Join the Kodiak Team
This role is for engineers who want their code to drive real-world physical systems — optics, sensors, and embedded computing — and shape the hardware itself. You will work at the intersection of software, hardware, medical imaging, optics, AR/VR, LiDAR, OCT, and AI. The platform is novel, the technical challenges are deep, and the work has the potential to shape a new class of wearable vision technologies.
Kodiak Sciences

About Kodiak Sciences

Kodiak is a biopharmaceutical company committed to researching, developing and commercializing transformative therapeutics to treat high prevalence retinal diseases. We are focused on bringing new science to the design and manufacture of next generation retinal medicines to prevent and treat the leading causes of blindness globally. Our ABC Platform™ uses molecular engineering to merge the fields of antibody-based and chemistry-based therapies and is at the core of Kodiak's discovery engine. Kodiak's lead investigational medicine, tarcocimab, is a novel anti-VEGF antibody biopolymer conjugate under development for the treatment of high prevalence retinal vascular diseases. KSI-501 is our second investigational medicine, a first-in-class anti-IL-6, VEGF-trap bispecific antibody biopolymer conjugate designed to inhibit both IL-6 mediated inflammation and VEGF-mediated angiogenesis and vascular permeability. KSI-501 is being developed for the treatment of high prevalence retinal vascular diseases to address the unmet needs of extended durability and targeting disease biology beyond VEGF for differentiated efficacy. KSI-101, our third product candidate, is a novel anti-IL-6, VEGF-trap bispecific protein for the treatment of retinal inflammatory diseases. We are advancing our platform technology to embed small molecules and other active pharmaceutical ingredients for multifactorial diseases.

WORKING AT KODIAK

We foster a culture of curiosity, creativity, compassion and courage. Our collective goal is to make a difference in the world. We do that as a team driven by the shared desire to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. If this sounds exciting, we want to hear from you!

Kodiak supports a vibrant and active lifestyle, striving to provide an optimal work-life balance. We are located in Palo Alto, in the heart of the world-class biotech hub of Silicon Valley, and within walking distance to California Avenue’s shops, restaurants and public transportation.

Industry
Biotech & Life Sciences
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Year Founded
2009
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