Paradigm Robotics is an Austin, Texas based robotics startup building rugged, scalable, autonomous ground robots for hazardous environments. We serve emergency response, public safety, industrial, and defense. Our mission is to build robots that serve those who serve, leading missions where humans and other robots can't and shouldn't go. Our vision is eliminating the dangerous, dirty, and dull with robotics.
We've raised several oversubscribed rounds from top-tier venture firms. We're working directly with over 200+ of the largest fire departments, law enforcement agencies, industrial teams, and military units across the U.S., including the Army, Navy, and SERDP. Our robots are built with and for firefighters, first responders, industrial crews, and warfighters.
We're early - less than 2 years old, a tight-knit team of 10 - developing and scaling production of our flagship lines while releasing new platforms. Each one built to serve our nation’s most critical industries, in order to keep the brave safer.
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 debris, fire, water, chemicals, 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, real bases, and real operational ranges 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 go-kart races and off-sites in 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.
Robotics Software Engineer
Full-Time
Start ASAP
As a Platform Software Engineer, you’ll be working across the full software stack of the robot. You’ll own everything from the sensor integration architecture, to the network optimization, to the operating experience of the platform. You’ll ideate and iterate new features that define how our robot is used; determining what creates that critical value and what doesn’t. You’ll help determine how we develop, deploy, and test software in both simulated and real environments; coordinating with electrical and mechanical members whenever you see fit. You’ll own part of the product, and will have the agency to make it what you think aligns best with the vision. And if something is missing, you won’t need to ask - you’ll take what you need and get it done.