About this Sr. Manager, Network Design & Optimization role at Gatik AI
Who We Are
Gatik is in the business of autonomous freight, and that business is already on the road.
Every day, Gatik’s autonomous trucks move freight for Fortune 50 retailers, grocers and consumer brands across Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Canada, connecting distribution centers and stores and keeping goods moving. At the heart of it all is the Gatik Driver™, our proprietary Level 4 autonomous driving system, powered by scalable, interpretable AI and engineered to deliver safe, reliable, high-frequency freight operations.
Gatik’s momentum is real. With more than $600 million in contracted revenue and $200 million raised in our August 2026 Series D round, Gatik has taken one of the toughest challenges in autonomous technology and turned it into a proven commercial business.
And the market is paying attention. In 2026, Gatik earned a place on Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers list, Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies list and the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. The Gatik Driver™ won an Edison Award for Advancements in Autonomous Driving, and Inc. named our Co-founder and Chief Engineer, Apeksha Kumavat, to its Female Founders 500 list.
There's a lot more road ahead, and some of the brightest, most driven minds in autonomous technology are building the next chapter at Gatik. We're taking on hard engineering problems, pushing the limits of what's possible and building on a commercial foundation that's already proven itself in the real world with some of the biggest companies in the world, like PepsiCo and Loblaw. If you're ambitious, love solving problems that matter and want to see your work make a real difference, you'll find plenty to get excited about here.
About the role
Network Design & Optimization (NDO) is a highly cross-functional, strategic, and instrumental function within Gatik. The team is responsible for planning and maintaining networks / routes for Gatik’s Autonomous Vehicles (AVs). The NDO team provides the critical link between business and technical functions within Gatik. The team collaborates across various functions including Commercial, Engineering, Procurement, Operations, and Product. We are looking for an individual to become an integral part of this team.
The individual will be responsible for leveraging their strong quantitative, strategic thinking and creative skills to help Gatik scale Freight-Only Operations and meet rising demands of our customers. The individual will work across functions, and enable the NDO team in meeting its broad mandate.
In this role, your learning, growth and responsibility will be directly influenced by you. We are a small yet highly effective team where ownership, collaboration and communication skills are highly desired. If you are such an individual, we'd love to talk to you.
This role is 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office location.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with a team of business, technical, product and operations individuals to design and optimize Gatik’s Autonomous Networks.
- Drive the implementation and scaling of tools, capabilities, and processes necessary to achieve goals of the NDO team.
- Analyze the network data of customers and prepare optimized networks and corresponding commercial proposals
- Structure complex problems, analyze large amounts of data, and deliver insights and recommendations to the Gatik leadership team.
- Support the B2B sales cycle including data analysis, network design, routing, scheduling and proposal drafting
- Lead end to end projects within Gatik and external stakeholders to collect and compile information in support of business strategy and operations.
- Explain business requirements to technical team members and ensure product development alignment with team vision and goals
- Conduct research and analysis of industry, company, customer, and channel data to support market assessment and identification of key trends / opportunities.
- Communicate analysis and recommendations to stakeholders including external senior executives by preparing presentations and identifying actionable insights
What we're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related science discipline. MBA preferred.
- 5+ years of work experience in a strategic, analytical and/or customer facing role. Consulting, Banking, and/or a start-up experience preferred.
- Hands on experience problem solving and implementing scalable solutions to complex problems within a rapidly changing environment
- Proven ability to analyze data, develop creative solutions, and make sound decisions under pressure.
- Excellent proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Data analytics tools. Data modeling / scripting skills with Python strongly preferred.
- Comfortable using AI tools to automate workflows.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and managing ambiguity, ability to multitask and prioritize conflicting demands.
Salary Range - $170,000 - $220,000
More about Gatik
Founded in 2017, Gatik has grown into a commercial force in autonomous freight, operating trucks daily in live customer networks across the United States and Canada. We're headquartered in Santa Clara, California, but our impact is felt on the roads and in the supply chains that keep essential goods moving for some of the biggest companies in North America.
Our trucks do some of the most demanding work in freight, running high-frequency, time-sensitive routes between distribution centers and stores, where reliability matters every single day. For our customers, that means more capacity, better service and products arriving where they need to be, when they need to be there.
Behind it all is AI-first technology built from the ground up for autonomous trucking, capable of navigating highways and surface streets and tackling the complexity of real-world logistics at scale.
Visit Gatik for more company information and Careers at Gatik for more open roles.
Notable News
For the latest company news, visit the Gatik newsroom.
Recent media coverage:
- TechCrunch: Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
- Reuters: Gatik secures $200 million in funding as autonomous freight market accelerates
- Bloomberg: Driverless Trucks Can Save Lives on America's Roads
- PepsiCo website: PepsiCo and Gatik announce multi-year agreement to deploy autonomous freight in North America
- Wall Street Journal: Driverless Trucks Are Here - and They’re Delivering Bags of Doritos
- CBS News: Pepsi deploys self-driving delivery trucks
- Bloomberg: Autonomous Trucking Firm Gatik Inks Contracts Worth $600 Million
- Forbes: Hundreds’ Of Gatik Robot Delivery Trucks Headed For U.S. Roads
- CNBC-TV18: No more test runs: Gatik says driverless trucks are now a real, money-making business
- Forbes: Gatik And Loblaw Announce Largest Commercial Deployment Of AV Trucks
Taking care of our team
At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment’s sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility.
We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.
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