Paradigm Robotics is an Austin, Texas based robotics startup building rugged, scalable robots for situational awareness in hazardous environments. We serve firefighting, emergency response, public safety, oil & gas, defense, and industrial markets. Our mission is to create a new paradigm of scalable, reliable, and useful robots for real-world hazardous operations - providing critical solutions to the most dangerous problems out there.
We've raised an oversubscribed round from top-tier venture firms. We’re working directly with over 80 of the largest fire departments, law enforcement agencies, industrial teams, and military units across the U.S., including the Air Force, Army, and SERDP. Our robots are built with and for firefighters, first responders, warfighters, and emergency crews.
We’re early - less than 2 years old - a tight-knit team of 10, now building the 5th generation of our robot. After years of prototypes, demos, and pilots, we’re designing our production-ready robot.
These are foundational roles—joining now means helping shape not just the product, but the company, the culture, and the future of our mission.
We are solving problems that matter. Building robots that operate in fire, heat, debris, water, and chaos is incredibly hard, and building them to scale is even harder. That is why we focus on engineering rigor, rapid iteration, and deep user feedback. We ship real robots into real fires for real customers, which means everyone on the team takes ownership, talks to users, and builds.
We value curiosity, autonomy, and low-ego collaboration, and we celebrate wins while owning mistakes. At the same time, we know how to have fun. From stargazing trips, go-kart races, and off-sites to Tulum, to goldfish pranks that turned into a full aquarium, we work hard and enjoy the ride together. This is a place where you can do your best work, learn a ton, build cool things, and make lifelong friends.
Role:
Commercial Lead
Role Type:
Full-Time
Start Fall 2025
Role Description:
As Commercial Lead, you’ll join us at a pivotal moment in our growth — supporting and accelerating founder-led sales while owning high-leverage partnerships, pilots, and customer relationships. You’ll work closely with the CEO to identify high-impact opportunities, lead strategic accounts, and help shape how we scale go-to-market across private industry, municipal agencies, and government (defense) sectors.
This is not a solo hunter role, and you won’t be operating in the dark. You’ll be embedded in high-context customer conversations, looped into technical priorities, and deeply connected to field needs. Over time, you’ll take on increasing autonomy — running discovery, managing demos and deployments, and building scalable systems for repeatable growth.