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Auger solves them. Our AI detects disruptions, evaluates trade-offs, and executes decisions automatically - moving from signal to action in seconds, not weeks. We eliminate the Coordination Tax: the billions in capital and time lost when disconnected systems force the best people in the business to become the Human API between planning and execution.\nAt Auger, we design autonomy into our systems. We expect the same from our people.\nThat means:\nClear ownership, not decision by consensus\nFirst principles over inherited patterns\nShipping systems, not slide decks\nFast feedback from reality, not opinions\nIf you want to build, ship, and iterate against reality, Auger is for you.\nAuger was founded by Dave Clark and is backed by $150M from Oak HC/FT and Eclipse Capital. Our team works from Bellevue, WA and Dallas, TX.\nAbout the Team & Role\nAt Auger, we are reimagining how global supply chains operate by harnessing the power of data, AI, and next-generation technologies. 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