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.

Mission

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.

Core Responsibilities

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

Required Qualifications

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

Strong Experience With

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

Nice to Have

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 is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. All qualified people are encouraged to apply.

About the company

Teleo provides retrofit kits that turn heavy construction and mining equipment into semi-autonomous, remotely controlled machines. Its core Teleo Supervised Autonomy includes a retrofit package, software, sensors, cameras, and a remote command center that lets one operator manage multiple machines from afar while the machines handle repetitive tasks. The system is OEM-agnostic and installs on existing loaders, dozers, trucks, and excavators, with services and data analytics to improve fleet visibility. Teleo aims to address labor shortages, enhance safety, and raise productivity by enabling supervised autonomy and remote operation across construction, mining, agriculture, and related sectors.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$36.2M

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

Havoc acquired Teleo on March 11, 2026, adding distribution and capital support.
Hitachi partnered with Teleo for CONEXPO 2026, including a 500-mile remote loader demo.
Teleo's 2024 Series A extensions raised $16.2 million, totaling $29.8 million.

What critics are saying

Teleo lost independence in Havoc's March 2026 acquisition, risking strategic reprioritization.
Hitachi's LANDCROS strategy keeps autonomy inside the OEM stack, squeezing retrofit vendors by 2027.
If supervised autonomy never escapes pilots, Teleo becomes a niche teleoperation feature inside Havoc.

What makes Teleo unique

Teleo retrofits mixed-brand fleets, avoiding expensive OEM replacement and procurement cycles.
Its supervised autonomy lets one operator switch machines instantly across dispersed job sites.
Hitachi Construction Machinery showcased Teleo at CONEXPO 2026, validating dealer-channel credibility.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Company News

PR Newswire

Mar 11th, 2026

Havoc Advances All-Domain Collaborative Autonomy Through Acquisitions of Mavrik and Teleo

/PRNewswire/ -- Havoc, the all-domain collaborative autonomy company, today announced it has closed the acquisitions of Mavrik, a Long Beach, Calif.-based...

Hitachi Construction Machinery

Feb 23rd, 2026

Teleo to demonstrate a supervised autonomy workforce shortage solution at CONEXPO 2026, in partnership with Hitachi Construction Machinery

Teleo to demonstrate a supervised autonomy workforce shortage solution at CONEXPO 2026, in partnership with Hitachi Construction Machinery. Feb 23, 2026 At CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, supervised autonomy startup Teleo will join Hitachi Construction Machinery's booth (F19012) to provide the heavy equipment world with a workforce shortage solution. In 2024, Hitachi Construction Machinery held the Hitachi Construction Machinery Challenge where 127 startups from all corners of the world submitted proposals to exhibit their innovative technology in front of a panel of judges. Teleo was the winning startup under the "Revolutionize Equipment: Information, Interface & Autonomy" theme. The supervised autonomy solution they presented allows operators to operate multiple machines simultaneously from an office-like environment. This innovation is brand-agnostic and presents a viable solution to work shortages, which continues to be a need in the industry. At CONEXPO 2026, Teleo's technology will be showcased at Hitachi Construction Machinery's booth, demonstrating supervised autonomy as a single operator remotely controls both a Hitachi ZW310 wheel loader and an ADT located 500 miles away. Teleo provides a turnkey pathway to autonomy, allowing operators to retrofit virtually any existing fleet (across models, brands, and vintages) and unlock autonomous operation without replacing equipment. By blending advanced autonomy with real-time teleoperation, supervised autonomy keeps operators in command at every moment, delivering unmatched safety, flexibility, and performance even in the most challenging job site conditions. With this partnership, both companies are committed to helping customers augment the impact of their best operators. Operators can instantly switch from one machine to another, enabling them to control an entire retrofitted fleet from one place. For Hitachi Construction Machinery America's Stories from Across the Land series, Teleo gave customers a first-hand experience with the supervised autonomy technology. "I was blown away how easy it is to learn especially for me personally not being an operator," said Pedro Bobadilla, Fleet Manager from Park West, a commercial landscape construction company. "It's really hard to find qualified operators for all the different types of machines we have. To have someone operate two or three or even more machines... could reduce our costs significantly." This partnership is a part of Hitachi Construction Machinery's upcoming brand change to LANDCROS. The 'O' in the acronym represents 'Open', their commitment to openly collaborating with startups and companies who are experts in emerging technology. This will enable the company to add technology to their equipment that provide 'Solutions' to real world needs, which is what the 'S' in their upcoming brand represents. Attendees of CONEXPO 2026 can visit booth F19012 to operate a Hitachi wheel loader in with supervised autonomy and to learn more about LANDCROS.

PR Newswire

Nov 21st, 2024

Teleo Raises $16.2M in Series A

Teleo has raised $16.2 million in Series A extension funds, led by UP.Partners, to scale customer deployments of its autonomous heavy equipment and expand into new industries. The funds will also enhance AI capabilities, including integrating large language models and collecting real-world data. The first extension round of $9.2 million included new investor Trousdale Ventures, while the second round of $7 million included new investor Triatomic Capital. Since 2019, Teleo has raised $29.8 million.

Rocket News

Nov 21st, 2024

Teleo wants to help the robotics industry reach its 'ChatGPT moment'

TechCrunch has learned that Teleo recently raised $16.2 million in funding through two extensions to its 2022 Series A round.

Yahoo Finance

Oct 4th, 2023

Teleo Announces Customer Launch Of Autonomous Capabilities For Heavy Construction Equipment, Adds New Customers, And Signs Orders For 42 Machines

Teleo autonomous materials hauling will debut on customer job sites starting in DecemberTeleo demonstrates the world's longest point-to-point operation of remote-controlled and semi-autonomous heavy construction equipmentExpanded dealer network covers an additional seven states across the American Midwest and AustraliaRoger Fradin, who has experience serving on boards for Honeywell, L3Harris and others, joins Teleo's board of directorsDALLAS and PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teleo , a company building autonomous technology for heavy construction equipment, today announced at UP.Partners' UP.Summit event that Florida-based Tomahawk Construction will become the first customer to deploy its autonomous capabilities on an active job site. Tomahawk Construction's articulated dump trucks will be able to use autonomous functions to move material to build a residential community in Naples, FL starting in December. In addition, Teleo announced deals with eight new construction customers, including Florida-based Ajax Paving Industries of FL, LLC . Collectively, Teleo's new customers have placed orders for 42 machines. Teleo also announced the addition of Ozark Laser , Murphy Tractor and Position Partners to its global dealer partner network, establishing its dealer footprint across seven states in American Midwest, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.Teleo today announced at UP.Partners’ UP.Summit event that Florida-based Tomahawk Construction will become the first customer to deploy its autonomous capabilities on an active job site."Construction companies are facing historic labor shortages and incurring significant costs as their machines sit idle," said Vinay Shet, Co-founder and CEO, Teleo

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