Full-Time
IT Systems Engineer
Updated on 8/19/2026
Bedrock Robotics
51-200 employees
Upgrades heavy equipment to autonomous operation
No salary listed
San Francisco, CA, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid role; workplace technology deployments may also support offices in New York, Austin, and Phoenix.
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- 7-10+ years of experience scoping and delivering corporate technology or business systems projects in a high-growth or multi-site environment.
- Prior ownership of a major business system deployment, such as Productivity, Line of Business, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, human resources information system, or similar, with the ability to explain architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and outcomes.
- Working proficiency in Bash, Python, and HCL, including making changes in existing infrastructure-as-code repositories, scripting against SaaS APIs, and building in integration platforms such as Zapier or Rippling workflows.
- Working fluency in enterprise integration fundamentals, including single sign-on using SAML or OIDC, user provisioning, RESTful APIs, and data flows between SaaS systems.
- Experience defining or deploying workplace technology standards for networking, audiovisual systems, and office or site buildouts, including managing the associated vendors.
- Exceptional writing and documentation skills.
- Ability to discuss standards and vendors with facilities personnel and integrations and identity with engineers.
- High agency and comfort with ambiguity, including owning projects end to end without waiting for the next step to be assigned.
- Partner with Finance, Marketing, Field Operations, and PeopleOps as a technology consultant, turning business needs into concrete, well-documented plans for the infrastructure team to execute.
- Own the shared-services layer on which business systems are built, ensuring new tools fit cleanly into the environment and carrying each rollout through go-live.
- Modify HCL to deploy new services, configure integrations in platforms such as Zapier or Rippling's workflow engine, and write small Python Lambda functions when needed.
- Own workplace technology standards for new sites, including internet connectivity and video conferencing, and deploy them across office expansions in San Francisco, New York, Austin, and Phoenix.
- Coordinate the vendors and services behind each site buildout from initial engagement through final handoff.
- Co-author Requests For Discussion for major system rollouts and guide business partners through the process.
- Engage identity and infrastructure specialists as needed while remaining accountable for delivery end to end.
- Drive the evolution of owned standards so each deployment improves on the previous one.
Bedrock Robotics retrofits existing heavy construction equipment with an autonomous module called the Bedrock Operator. The kit, installed on-site in a day, enables fully autonomous operation of fleet machines to address the labor shortage and speed up projects. It combines eight cameras and lidar for a 360-degree view, plus survey-grade IMUs and GPS for centimeter-level positioning, allowing machines to navigate varied terrains and execute plans precisely. Software uses large-scale machine learning models trained on data from real projects to achieve expert-like performance. The company differentiates itself by offering a retrofit solution rather than new machines, leveraging founders with deep autonomous-vehicle experience from Waymo to accelerate deployment, enable real-time remote monitoring, and improve safety and equipment utilization. Its goal is to achieve operator-less autonomous excavation and site work, with first operator-less deployments targeted for 2026.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$350M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2024
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- CapitalG and NVentures backed Bedrock’s $270 million Series B at $1.75 billion valuation.
- August 2026 autonomous deployments span Texas and Nevada, proving real commercial demand.
- Bedrock’s backlog expands across Arizona, Arkansas, California, industrial plants, and data-center earthmoving.
What critics are saying
- Bedrock runs only excavators today; one safety failure can freeze customer rollouts overnight.
- Caterpillar, Komatsu, and Gravis Robotics are building competing autonomy stacks now.
- Heavy reliance on flagship sites with Sundt, Champion Site Prep, and Zachry concentrates revenue.
What makes Bedrock Robotics unique
- Bedrock retrofits existing excavators with reversible autonomy kits, avoiding new-machine fleet replacement.
- Boris Sofman and Kevin Peterson bring Waymo-scale autonomy expertise into messy construction sites.
- August 17, 2026 deployments achieved fully autonomous excavation on live U.S. infrastructure projects.
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↓ -10%Bedrock puts fully autonomous Cat excavators to work. Post Date: Aug 18, 2026 Dubai (PlantAndEquipment.com) - Bedrock Robotics has launched fully autonomous excavators on active commercial construction sites, as competition heats up to introduce autonomous technology to huge heavy equipment fleets. The machines are now doing earthmoving operations on three large projects in Texas and Nevada for contractors Sundt Construction, Champion Site Prep, and Zachry Construction Corporation. Bedrock's autonomous technology has been deployed on big production equipment, such as Caterpillar Cat 352 and Cat 336 hydraulic excavators, confirming its effectiveness on full-size machines suited for demanding bulk earthmoving. Bedrock is concentrating on large-scale construction activities where excavators do repeat, high-volume earthmoving operations, rather than smaller or more regulated applications. The tech company views autonomy as a method for contractors to enhance the amount of work that current teams can do while boosting safety and project predictability. Bedrock first concentrated on excavators, but its long-term goal is to create autonomous systems that can coordinate numerous kinds of construction machines throughout a worksite. The market for self-driving heavy equipment is becoming more competitive. Bedrock's commercial deployments coincide with Gravis Robotics' efforts to retrofit autonomy technology for excavators and other gear, as well as major OEMs' investments in autonomous construction and mining equipment. The increased investment reflects expanding demand for technologies that may alleviate labor shortages and increase productivity as contractors work on increasingly big infrastructure, data center, energy, industrial, and residential projects.
Bedrock Robotics, a San Francisco startup founded by Waymo veterans, announced that excavators equipped with its autonomous AI system are operating without human operators on three commercial sites in Texas and Nevada. The company, valued at $1.75 billion, was founded in 2024 to automate construction and accelerate infrastructure projects. The construction industry faces significant challenges, including labour shortages and high worker death rates. More than 40% of the construction workforce is projected to retire by 2031. Bedrock retrofits excavators with sensors and onboard computing, enabling them to perceive surroundings and carry out tasks. The company plans to expand the technology to bulldozers, dump trucks, and loaders. Chief technology officer Kevin Peterson compared Bedrock's progress to Waymo's early autonomous vehicle deployments, saying the company expects similar scaling trajectories.
Bedrock Robotics has raised $270 million in new funding, reaching a $1.75 billion valuation, as it develops AI-powered autonomous construction equipment. The round was led by CapitalG, Alphabet's investment arm, and Valor Atreides AI Fund, with existing investor 8VC participating. Founded two years ago by former Waymo executives including CEO Boris Sofman, Bedrock has created the Bedrock Operator, a retrofittable system using lidar and cameras to automate excavators. The technology provides 360-degree views and precise digging capabilities. The company is currently testing at sites in Arizona, Texas, Arkansas and California with construction firms including Sundt Construction and Zachry Construction Corporation. Bedrock faces no competition from established manufacturers like Caterpillar or John Deere, which have not automated excavators. The company claims its technology augments rather than replaces human labour.
Bedrock Robotics: helping to define the future of AI. February 17, 2026 Contractors are exploring Bedrock Robotics' autonomy systems across a range of applications spanning ports, industrial facilities and data centres Research suggests the construction industry needs nearly 800,000 workers over the next two years to keep up with demand. Retirements are set to further widen the labour gap and project backlogs climbed to more than eight months as of December 2025. As a result, contractors are exploring Bedrock Robotics' autonomy systems across a range of applications spanning port infrastructure, industrial facilities, data centres and large-scale earthmoving operations across multiple states. Bedrock recently secured US$270 million in a Series B funding round co-led by CapitalG and the Valor Atreides AI Fund, accelerating its mission to transform how general contractors build. Boris Sofman, Co-Founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics, says: "The construction industry is being asked to build more than it can deliver. Contractors are pulled across competing priorities with the same limited workforce and equipment. "This funding helps us scale our development and deployments as we mature autonomy capabilities and the tools for contractors to leverage them. It's a first step toward a future where entire fleets operate as coordinated systems, fundamentally changing how modern contractors plan, staff and execute work." Tech that complements crews. Autonomy systems refer to technology that enables machines to operate with limited direct human control. In construction, this includes supervised autonomy systems for mass excavation and other large-scale operations. Contractors use these systems to coordinate fleets, keep machines running longer and reduce idle time. The goal is not just one autonomous machine, but coordinated systems across an entire fleet. Bedrock positions its technology as a complement to crews. By deploying autonomy capabilities and tools for contractors, the company supports contractors as they manage labour constraints and equipment demands. The focus remains on empowering the workforce rather than replacing it, with systems that allow contractors to leverage equipment and people more effectively across projects that do not wait. Real-world applications. On a manufacturing campus in central Texas, Champion Site Prep uses the Bedrock Operator to explore how autonomous systems complement the crews they have today. The Bedrock Operator is the platform through which contractors deploy and supervise autonomy systems across machines and sites. Trey Taparauskas, President and CEO at Champion Site Prep, says: "The speed and scale of what's coming into this region is unlike anything Aimagazine has seen before - automotive, aerospace, AI infrastructure - and these projects don't wait. "What Bedrock is building will multiply what our crews are capable of. It's not just about one autonomous machine; it's the potential to rethink how we coordinate our entire fleet, keep machines running longer, reduce idle time and improve safety and work zone awareness. That frees up our best people to supervise and strategize so we can take on even more." In this context, work zone awareness refers to the ability of machines and crews to operate with a clear understanding of their surroundings on a construction site. By improving safety and awareness, contractors aim to reduce risk while maintaining productivity across large-scale earthmoving operations. The central Texas deployment demonstrates how autonomy systems operate in a live environment across a 130-acre manufacturing facility. Bedrock publicly launches in July 2025 with US$80m raised through Seed and Series A rounds, and by November successfully deploys a large-scale supervised autonomy system for mass excavation across this site. Mass excavation involves moving large volumes of earth to prepare a site for infrastructure, industrial facilities or data centres. Contractors across port infrastructure, industrial facilities and AI infrastructure are exploring similar applications. Unlocking construction velocity. Bedrock's latest funding round also received support from Xora, 8VC, Eclipse, Emergence Capital, Perry Creek Capital, NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm), Tishman Speyer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgian, Incharge Capital, C4 Ventures and others. The firm's total funding now stands at more than US$350m, leaving it well placed to help more contractors deploy individual autonomous machines and orchestrate fully-connected fleets that reshape productivity and safety. Derek Zanutto, General Partner at CapitalG, says: "Hundreds of billions of dollars are flowing into construction, but the workforce simply isn't there to meet the moment. Every major hyperscaler and developer is grappling with how to compress project schedules when labour constraints keep pushing them out. "Bedrock's technology is built on world-class autonomy expertise and we believe it will unlock the construction velocity this moment requires." Bedrock aims to achieve its first completely autonomous excavator deployments with customers in 2026, representing a significant advancement in autonomous technology for such sophisticated, multi-jointed machinery. Antonio Gracias, Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Valor Equity Partners, adds: "What stands out about Bedrock is execution - delivering milestone after milestone with precision and capital efficiency that's uncommon in this space. "The companies defining the future of AI, energy and advanced manufacturing all share a common need: they have to build faster than ever before. We're confident Bedrock is the team to make that possible." Company portals.
Bedrock Robotics raises $270M Series B to accelerate autonomous construction technology. Company reaches $1.75B valuation. Bedrock Robotics By Robotics 24/7 Staff February 5, 2026 Bedrock Robotics Bedrock Robotics secured $270 million in Series B funding to accelerate its autonomous construction technology development. Stay up-to-date with news and resources you need to do your job. Research industry trends, compare companies and get weekly market intelligence with Robotics 24/7. Autonomous construction technology company Bedrock Robotics announced it has raised $270 million in Series B funding, co-led by CapitalG and the Valor Atreides AI Fund, with participation from Xora, 8VC, Eclipse, Emergence Capital, Perry Creek Capital, NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm), Tishman Speyer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgian, Incharge Capital, C4 Ventures and others. This round brings Bedrock's total funding to over $350 million. Bedrock Robotics looks to expand autonomous construction capabilities. Bedrock said that the funding will accelerate its mission to transform how general contractors build, from deploying individual autonomous machines to orchestrating fully connected fleets that reshape productivity and safety. The new funding follows its emergence from stealth and $80 million in Seed and Series A funding in July 2025. Bedrock Robotics also completed a large-scale supervised autonomy deployment for mass excavation on a 130-acre manufacturing site in November 2025. "The construction industry is being asked to build more than it can deliver," said Boris Sofman, co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics. "Contractors are pulled across competing priorities with the same limited workforce and equipment. This funding helps us scale our development and deployments as we mature autonomy capabilities and the tools for contractors to leverage them. It's a first step toward a future where entire fleets operate as coordinated systems, fundamentally changing how modern contractors plan, staff and execute work." Associated Builders and Contractors reported in January 2026 that the construction industry needs nearly 800,000 workers over the next two years to keep up with demand, with retirements further widening the labor gap. Project backlogs climbed to more than eight months as of December 2025, according to the report. Against this backdrop, Bedrock said that contractors are exploring its autonomy systems across a range of applications, spanning port infrastructure, industrial facilities, data centers and large-scale earthmoving operations across multiple states. On a manufacturing campus in central Texas, the company said that Champion Site Prep is currently using its Bedrock Operator to explore how autonomous systems could complement the crews they have today. "The speed and scale of what's coming into this region is unlike anything we've seen before - automotive, aerospace, AI infrastructure - and these projects don't wait," said Trey Taparauskas, president and CEO at Champion Site Prep. "What Bedrock is building will multiply what our crews are capable of. It's not just about one autonomous machine; it's the potential to rethink how we coordinate our entire fleet, keep machines running longer, reduce idle time, and improve safety and work zone awareness. That frees up our best people to supervise and strategize so we can take on even more." In addition to new funding, Bedrock recently expanded its leadership team, hiring Vincent Gonguet as head of evaluation and John Chu as head of people. The company said it is targeting its first fully operator-less excavator deployments with customers in 2026, which Bedrock said would represent a milestone in autonomous capability for such complex, articulated machines. Robotics 24/7 Staff. Latest in deployment. Latest in artificial intelligence. Latest Robotics news.