Senior Software Engineer
Teleo
Senior Software Engineer
Teleo
Retrofit systems enabling semi-autonomous heavy machinery
Salary Range: 180000 to 225000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)
Teleo, a Havoc company, is a robotics company that transforms construction heavy equipment, including loaders, dozers, excavators, and trucks, into autonomous robots for commercial and defense applications. Our technology enables a single operator to supervise and control multiple machines simultaneously, delivering significant productivity gains while improving operator safety and comfort.
Teleo was founded by a team of experienced technology leaders who previously led the development of Lyft's Self-Driving Car program and Google Street View. Teleo recently announced its merger with Havoc AI, a fast-growing defense technology company developing coordinated fleets of autonomous maritime vessels.
This is a unique opportunity to join a team building technology with real-world impact. You will work on cutting-edge 100,000-pound autonomous robots and engineer complex systems at the intersection of hardware, software, robotics, and AI.
Own the integration of Teleo's autonomy and vehicle subsystems into a reliable, cohesive platform. Bridge the gap between independently developed components — perception, controls, networking, hardware interfaces — and make them work together on real hardware.
Develop features across the full vehicle software stack: sensor interfaces, communication layers, diagnostics, and system services
Integrate and validate subsystems from multiple teams into a unified, working platform
Build and maintain backend infrastructure and tooling that support vehicle operations
Design and implement inter-process and inter-system communication for vehicle and operator systems
Contribute to OTA update pipelines and deployment workflows in collaboration with the full-stack team
Write unit tests and help establish integration testing practices across the codebase
Participate in remote support rotations, including occasional early/late hours
B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
4+ years of professional software engineering in C/C++ and Python
Strong computer systems fundamentals: OS internals, memory management, process lifecycle, IPC
Hands-on embedded Linux experience at the application level
Comfortable reading schematics and understanding hardware interfaces at a conceptual level
Demonstrated ability to work across multiple subsystems and codebases
Comfortable working on-site in Palo Alto, CA
Linux systems programming: sockets, serial, device interfaces, systemd, debugging tools
CAN bus protocols and serial communication
Building and integrating multi-process systems with complex inter-component dependencies
Debugging at the system level: logs, traces, packet captures, core dumps
Working in cross-functional environments alongside firmware, perception, and controls teams
ROS experience
Networking fundamentals: VLANs, Layer 2/3 debugging, packet analysis
Rust
Experience bootstrapping test infrastructure: CI integration testing, hardware-in-the-loop setups
Early-stage startup experience — comfortable with broad scope and fast iteration
Teleo offers retrofit kits that turn heavy equipment into semi-autonomous, remotely controlled machines by adding software, sensors, cameras, and a remote command center. A single operator can supervise multiple machines from a central hub, while the equipment handles repetitive tasks autonomously. The system is OEM-agnostic and can be installed on loaders, dozers, trucks, and excavators, so customers can upgrade existing fleets. Teleo aims to address labor shortages, improve safety, and boost productivity by enabling supervised autonomy and scalable fleet management through a global dealer network.
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