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9 Mothers

9 Mothers

Counter Drone Systems. $1.6m sales. We delivered for the DoW.

Austin, TX
19 employees
Aerospace
Seed · $500K
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About 9 Mothers

Counter Drone Systems. $1.6m sales. We delivered for the DoW.

Benefits

  • • Meaningful Early Equity: You aren't just an employee; you are a foundational owner, and your contributions drive the value of your stake in the company.
  • • 100% Employer-Paid Premiums: We cover 100% of your medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums and cover 50% of healthcare premiums for your dependents.
  • • Unlimited PTO: We value results, not clock-watching, and allow you to take the time you need to stay sharp and recharge.
  • • Relocation Assistance: If you’re not in Austin yet, we’ll help you relocate to make your transition to the Silicon Hills seamless.

Open positions (8)

Senior Mechatronics Engineer

Full-time
Austin
$150k – $250k
0.01% - 0.05% equity

Lead Mechatronics Engineer

Full-time
Austin
$250k – $400k
0.01% - 0.05% equity

Embedded Engineer (BSP), Staff

Full-time
Austin
$250k – $300k
0.02% - 0.05% equity

Computer Vision Engineer, Senior

Full-time
Austin
$150k – $250k
0.01% - 0.05% equity

Robotics Engineer, Staff

Full-time
Austin
$250k – $400k
0.01% - 0.05% equity

Machine Learning Engineer, Senior

Full-time
Austin
$150k – $250k
0.02% - 0.05% equity

Perception Engineer, Staff

Full-time
Austin
$250k – $300k
0.02% - 0.05% equity

Robotics Engineer, Senior

Full-time
Austin
$150k – $250k
0.02% - 0.05% equity

Company details

Team Size19
LocationAustin, TX
IndustryAerospace

Funding

Total raised

$500K

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator

Founders

Roman Khomenko

Roman Khomenko

Co-founder of 9 Mothers Defense. Previously Data Scientist at Rainforest QA (YC S12), hacker, and builder of weird things. I love everything old: Lisp, NES games, IRC, trackers, and 8-bit music. Now building AI-driven counter-drone systems.

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Russell Smith

Russell Smith

Founder/CEO at 9 Mothers. Previously founded Rainforest QA (YC S12), an AI software testing company where he served as CTO for a decade. Earlier founded UKD1, a consultancy that launched Africa's largest e-commerce platform and scaled multiple high-growth startups. Computer Science degree from Staffordshire University.

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Bogdan Pyzh

Bogdan Pyzh

Founder/COO at 9 Mothers. Previously EMEA Practice Lead at Leviathan Security Group and co-founded Octal Security. Chief of Staff at OpsHelm. BS in Computer Science from Baylor.

LinkedIn

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.