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🐺 37,000 autonomous robots run on San Diego software. Brain Corp is hiring.
Hpy, Brain Corp, and Seasats are hiring
Seasats just crossed $100M in U.S. government contracts. Their autonomous vessels sail themselves for days at a time.
Brain Corp's robots are cleaning floors across the world's largest commercial AMR fleet. Without a human touching the wheel.
And Hpy is giving therapists 40% of their admin time back, so they can spend it on patients instead of paperwork.
Three very different problems. 21 open roles. One city.
Howl yeah, let's dive in.
And if you're hiring in San Diego, send us your roles.
Hpy — 1 Open Role, SD HQ
Why they matter:
Mental health care is drowning in paperwork.
Hpy builds a modular platform for mental health providers that automates the administrative work that follows every session.
Note transcription, treatment plan updates, group notes, and clinical documentation.
Their AI product, Viv, is built directly with clinician input and retains zero session data.
The claim: 40% reduction in admin time. 32% increase in billable hours.
That's not a productivity pitch. That's time given back to patients.
Momentum signals:
Purpose-built with direct clinician input
Privacy-first architecture: no session data retained, never used for AI training
Pricing tiers built for solo therapists through large group practices
Open roles:
If you're a therapist, clinician, or operator who has felt what it costs to spend half your day on documentation, this one was built for you. Worth a direct look.
Brain Corp — 6 Open SD Roles
Why they matter:
Most people have walked past a Brain Corp robot without knowing it.
Brain Corp builds the AI software powering the world's largest fleet of commercial autonomous mobile robots.
Their machines are cleaning floors in airports, big-box retail, and distribution centers. Their BrainOS® platform is the operating layer for AMRs navigating real public spaces, safely, at scale.
This isn't a robotics startup promising future deployment. These robots are already running.
Momentum signals:
BrainOS® Clean 2.0 launched. A major update to autonomous cleaning capabilities
Record AMR deployment growth announced in 2024
New SaaS-experienced executive leadership brought on to scale
Open roles:
If you're in robotics, AI, or autonomous systems and want to work on technology that's already operating at scale. This is a rare find.
Seasats — 14 Open SD Roles
Why they matter:
Autonomy isn't just happening in the air.
Seasats designs and builds solar-powered autonomous surface vessels for long-endurance maritime missions: defense, ocean monitoring, and infrastructure surveillance.
Their Quickfish USV completed an 8-day continuous sea trial. The vessels can be remotely launched and operate continuously without human intervention.
This is autonomous systems applied to one of the hardest environments on the planet.
Momentum signals:
Raised $20M Series A (February 2026)
$100M+ in U.S. government contracts secured, including Navy and USMC
Quickfish proven in U.S. Navy exercise (October 2025)
Total funding now exceeds $40M
Open roles across:
Engineering
Maritime systems
Operations
If you're technical and drawn to autonomy, defense systems, or maritime tech, and you want to work on something that's already in the water, this one is moving fast.
Kanani's Open Searches
San Diego recruiter Kanani, friend of the pack, is actively placing for two high-comp roles at a fast-growing eCommerce and 3PL company in San Diego.
Senior Product Manager — Up to $170K | On-site | Drive roadmap and execution across internal operational platforms, analytics dashboards, and large-scale eCommerce systems
Principal Staff Software Engineer (NodeJS) — Up to $215K | On-site | Modernize a warehouse management platform, migrate legacy systems to event-driven APIs, own backend architecture
Both are high-ownership, high-visibility roles at a company that's profitable and scaling. If either looks like a fit, reach out to Kanani directly and tell her the Career Coyote sent you.
In case you missed it
A few companies from last week are still worth checking out:
Firestorm — Building modular drones and mobile manufacturing platforms for defense. $47M Series A. 23 open roles across engineering, flight testing, manufacturing, and operations.
Alvys — AI-powered freight management for carriers and brokers. $40M Series B. 7 remote roles, SD HQ.
Connect — The backbone of San Diego's startup ecosystem. 1 open role: Director of AI.
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