Careers at Kognic

We help humans train machines that move.

Kognic builds the annotation platform behind some of the world's most demanding autonomous driving programs. Headquartered in Gothenburg with offices in Japan and China.

Daniel Langkilde, CEO and Co-founder of Kognic

“We help humans train machines that move. Few problems matter more, and fewer teams sit this close to solving them. Come build the foundation for how cars will think.”

Daniel Langkilde, CEO and Co-founder

The teams we ship for

Qualcomm
Continental
Zenseact
Bosch
Kodiak
JLR
Einride
ZF
Embotech
Gatik
Qualcomm
Continental
Zenseact
Bosch
Kodiak
JLR
Einride
ZF
Embotech
Gatik
Why Kognic

Three reasons people stay.

We solve a hard, important problem with a small team of specialists. The work is concrete, the customers are serious, and the decisions move quickly.

01
Purpose

Our work shows up on the road.

We build the ground truth that customers like Qualcomm, BMW, Continental, and Zenseact use to train and validate their next perception and planning systems. The work compounds, and it matters.

02
Frontier

We push the frontier, not just along it.

Multi-sensor fusion. Language Grounding for VLMs and VLAs. Chain of Causation. We pick the problems that matter for autonomy and ship the tools to solve them.

03
Balance

Serious work, sustainable pace.

Flexible work, generous parental pay, 30 days of vacation, a wellness grant, and time for life outside the office. We are in this for the long run.

Our values

Five short rules that shape how we hire, how we ship, and how we treat each other. Click any value to dwell on it.

Working at Kognic

The practical things. Grouped by what they do for you.

Time and balance4
Life-work balance

Flexible work and the option to work abroad up to 15 days a year.

Parental pay

Six months per child after six months of employment.

Vacation and time off

30 vacation days plus extra time for moves, medical visits, and life events.

Bike leasing

Standard or electric, insurance included.

Money and care5
Wellness grant

5,000 SEK per year toward whatever keeps you well.

Pension

ITP1-equivalent package, salary exchange options, personal adviser meetings.

Health insurance

Private health coverage included.

Education

7,000 SEK per year for courses, conferences, books, anything that grows you.

Work visa

We cover the full cost of work visa processing and extensions.

Office and team5
Team activities

Company events, afterworks, and team gatherings throughout the year.

Equipment

MacBook Pro, your choice of keyboard and mouse, plus a top-up budget.

Coffee and snacks

Fruit, coffee, breakfast and bites stocked at the office.

Kognic lunch

One paid lunch every month to host an external guest of your choosing.

Office building

Lindholmspiren 7. Riverside views, bike parking, and a short walk to the ferry.

Sara Lindgren, UX/UI Designer at Kognic
Meet the Kognicians

The work is technical, the customers are real, and the team is small enough that what you design actually ships. I have not had that combination anywhere else.

Sara Lindgren
UX/UI Designer

The application process

Six steps from your first message to an offer. We aim to keep the loop tight.

Apply

Submit your application through our Teamtailor. CV plus a short note works.

Open roles

Where we need people right now

Applications go straight to our hiring team. A CV and a short note is plenty to start.

Gothenburg from above
Where we are

Gothenburg headquarters, with offices in Japan and China.

Most of the team is in Sweden, at Lindholmspiren 7 by the Göta river. We also have colleagues in Tokyo and an expanding presence in China to serve customers in the region.

Gothenburg, Sweden
Tokyo, Japan
China
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