# Jeff Ko

> Principal Software Engineer at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jeffko

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Present
Connected & Autonomous DevOps Team
 - working on kubernetes + docker simulation cluster
 - troubleshoot and maintain CI/CD infrastructure 
 - create ansible scripts for automated deployment of kubernetes nodes
 
Autonomous Driving Team
 - working on large scale distributed simulations w/ kubernetes, docker, nodejs, and python
 - nodejs, python, and kubernetes microservice based software implementations
 - design system architecture for various aspects of SiL (software-in-the-loop) testing
 - propose and implement proof of concept ideas for SiL
 - maintain linux infrastructure for SiL team
 - implement data visualization ideas for to guide understanding of project data
 - create software tools to enhance safe driving by drivers and co-pilots of autonomous cars

### Senior Software Engineer @ Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Sunnyvale, CA
Autonomous Driving Team
 - Developing a large-scale, distributed simulation system

### Systems Engineer @ Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Sunnyvale, CA
Vehicle Build Team

### Senior Software Engineer @ Xonamedia
Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 | Berkeley, CA
• Developed hardened linux/windows systems for deployment in retail entertainment kiosks                
• Wrote device drivers and algorithms for controlling usb/serial/ethernet devices in linux/windows         
• Designed circuits and controllers for robotic vending modules                                                         
• Developed software/hardware for remote administration/troubleshooting of robotic modules

### Assistant Development Engineer @ UC Berkeley PATH Labs
Jan 2003 – Jan 2009 | Richmond, CA
• Developed systems for deployment in testbeds 
• Created prototype implementations of vehicle-highway safety systems 
• Wrote drivers and software for experimental sensors and devices used in data collection experiments and prototype deployments.


## Education
### UC Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kojeff

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Last updated: 2026-04-12