Chasi

AI Revenue Engine for the Equipment Industry

Hiring — 4 openYC-W26Early

What Chasi does

Chasi deploys AI agents that help equipment dealers sell more, respond faster, and maximize fleet utilization - 24/7. One-third of the cost to build and maintain the physical world goes to equipment, yet fleet utilization across the industry often sits below 60%. Billions in assets sit idle while dealers drown in phone calls, emails, and manual data entry. Missed quotes, slow follow-ups, and disconnected systems mean lost revenue every day. Chasi plugs into a dealer's existing stack to deploy AI agents that handle sales, rentals, and service requests around the clock. The result: faster response times, higher utilization, and stronger margins, without adding headcount. We automate the busywork so teams can focus on what actually grows the business: customer relationships. Akash Pavan and Sarman Aulakh have built tractors, race cars, and robots, and previously led AI deployments at Tesla, Boeing, and Cummins, where they saw firsthand how much operational value gets left on the table in equipment-heavy industries. Chasi is live across equipment businesses in the US and Europe.

4 open roles

Chief of Staff to the CEO
San Francisco, United StatesFull-time1+ years$140K - $170K0.40% - 0.80% equityVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

About Chasi Every building, road, warehouse, and farm runs on equipment like tractors, cranes, forklifts, etc. Over 100K dealers and rental companies across North America keep those machines bought, sold, rented, and serviced, but most still operate on phone calls, paper, and decades-old software, with fewer people to do the work every year. Chasi is building the future of equipment commerce. We help dealers and rental companies sell faster, respond to customers around the clock, and keep machines in the field instead of sitting in a shop or a yard. This is one of the biggest opportunities to bring real-world AI to an industry that software has barely touched. We're based in San Francisco, backed by YCombinator and other top investors, and already working with CAT, John Deere, Bobcat, and other top OEM dealers. About the role This is an intense, minimum 2-year role for someone who wants to grow into leadership or eventually start their own company. You'll work directly with me across whatever matters most at Chasi. I'll make sure you have real leverage to get things done, and I want you to push back on me when I'm wrong. What You’ll Do You’ll work with me across the highest-priority areas of the company as we scale: go-to-market, pricing and positioning, partnerships, hiring, investor and board work, and the strategic questions that define what we do next. The exact mix will change as the company grows. What won’t change is that you’ll be close to the hardest problems, in the room for important conversations, trusted to act on my behalf when needed, and expected to move things forward with urgency and good judgment. This will be a demanding role, but for the right person, an unusually rewarding one. Who You Are No specific years-of-experience requirement, but you’ve done something hard. That could mean private equity, consulting, an early-stage startup, or something you built yourself. What matters more than pedigree is that you’ve operated in high-bar environments, taken ownership, and learned how to figure things out without a playbook. What matters: You’re resourceful and competitive. You move fast and don’t wait to be told what to do. You write and think clearly. You can communicate well with customers, candidates, investors, and internal teams. You have good judgment and taste - for people, products, and how things should feel. You want to build and lead teams over time, and you’re willing to earn that responsibility. You’re comfortable being uncomfortable. This role will stretch you, and that’s part of the point. Other Details In-person, San Francisco Reports directly to me Competitive base + meaningful early-stage equity Expect long weeks, travel Compensation The base pay range for this role is $140,000 – $170,000 per year.

Founding GTM
San Francisco, United StatesFull-time1+ years$80K - $140K0.10% - 0.50% equityVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

About Chasi Every building, road, warehouse, and farm runs on equipment like tractors, cranes, forklifts, etc. Over 100K dealers and rental companies across North America keep those machines bought, sold, rented, and serviced, but most still operate on phone calls, paper, and decades-old software, with fewer people to do the work every year. Chasi is building the future of equipment commerce. We help dealers and rental companies sell faster, respond to customers around the clock, and keep machines in the field instead of sitting in a shop or a yard. This is one of the biggest opportunities to bring real-world AI to an industry that software has barely touched. We're based in San Francisco, backed by YCombinator and other top investors, and already working with CAT, John Deere, Bobcat, and other top OEM dealers. The Role First go-to-market hire. You own revenue - finding customers and closing them. Outbound, inbound, conferences, demos, contracts. You'll write the playbook while you're running it. As we grow, this becomes a GTM leadership role. What You'll Do Become an expert in how equipment dealers and rental companies operate - so you're a consultant, not a salesperson Find customers through LinkedIn, email, cold calls, trade shows, and conferences Run the full cycle - first calls, demos, negotiation, close Help build a repeatable sales process from scratch Work with founders to sharpen positioning based on what you're hearing in the market What We're Looking For No specific industry or years-of-experience requirement. What matters: You're resourceful and competitive - you figure things out, move fast, and don't wait to be told what to do You communicate clearly whether you're on the phone with a shop manager in Texas or in a boardroom in New York You're fun to work with, you want to build and lead a team, and you'll put in the work to get there Comp & Details Base salary + uncapped commission Early-stage equity In-person, San Francisco Reports directly to the founder Compensation The base pay range for this role is $80,000 – $140,000 per year.

Open Application
San Francisco, United StatesFull-timeVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

About Chasi Every building, road, warehouse, and farm runs on equipment like tractors, cranes, forklifts, etc. Over 100K dealers and rental companies across North America keep those machines bought, sold, rented, and serviced, but most still operate on phone calls, paper, and decades-old software, with fewer people to do the work every year. Chasi is building the future of equipment commerce. We help dealers and rental companies sell faster, respond to customers around the clock, and keep machines in the field instead of sitting in a shop or a yard. This is one of the biggest opportunities to bring real-world AI to an industry that software has barely touched. We're based in San Francisco, backed by YCombinator and other top investors, and already working with CAT, John Deere, Bobcat, and other top OEM dealers. The Role This is an open application - if you're drawn to what we're building and the space we're building it in, reach out. We'll find the right seat if there's a fit.

Founding Engineer
San Francisco, United StatesFull-time1+ years$120K - $170K0.40% - 1.00% equityVisa: Will sponsor
What the role involves

About Chasi Every building, road, warehouse, and farm runs on equipment like tractors, cranes, forklifts, etc. Over 100K dealers and rental companies across North America keep those machines bought, sold, rented, and serviced, but most still operate on phone calls, paper, and decades-old software, with fewer people to do the work every year. Chasi is building the future of equipment commerce. We help dealers and rental companies sell faster, respond to customers around the clock, and keep machines in the field instead of sitting in a shop or a yard. This is one of the biggest opportunities to bring real-world AI to an industry that software has barely touched. We're based in San Francisco, backed by YCombinator and other top investors, and already working with CAT, John Deere, Bobcat, and other top OEM dealers. The Role Founding product engineer hire. You own the product - designing the infra, building the product, handling customers relationships and onboarding. What You'll Own Ship production features across the entire platform: voice agents, workflow automation, memory architecture, and the customer-facing UI Design and build the real-time voice pipeline: response delivery in sub-second latency Evolve our memory system: vector stores that make every agent conversation contextually intelligent Build integrations that enterprises actually need: Salesforce, HubSpot, and custom CRM connectors Architect multi-tenant infrastructure that scales from 10 to 10,000 organizations Make direct technical decisions: model selection, infrastructure tradeoffs, build vs. buy, etc The Stack Next.js · TypeScript · PostgreSQL · Redis · Twilio · LiveKit · OpenAI · Anthropic · Deepgram · Vector DBs What We're Looking For 2+ years building production software, ideally full-stack TypeScript/React with real backend depth You've worked with LLMs beyond the tutorial stage: prompt engineering, tool use, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation Comfortable in real-time systems: WebSockets, streaming, audio pipelines, or telephony infrastructure Strong opinions on architecture, loosely held. You make tradeoffs fast because you've shipped enough to know what matters You thrive in ambiguity. No PRDs, no Jira epics. You talk to customers, identify what to build, and ship it Ownership mentality — this is a founding role with founding-level equity and founding-level responsibility Why This Role Real customers, real revenue, real problems. Every line of code moves the needle. If you ever wanted to build your own startup, this is the best learning ground for you! Details: 📍 SF, in person, 6 days a week. Requires travel and speaking to customers 💰️ Competitive Salary + Equity + Free meals 🤤 🇨🇦 We can sponser TN visas if required

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