Relay builds a mobile-first communication platform for frontline workers, replacing traditional radios with a device that adds real-time translation (30+ languages), GPS tracking, panic alerts, and dual WiFi/cellular connectivity. The company is sales-led (13 active sales roles vs. 6 engineering) and scaling aggressively—26 of 43 open positions posted in the last 30 days—with explicit focus on account-based expansion and revenue growth, signaling a shift from product-market fit validation to land-and-expand execution.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Director
Relay manufactures and operates a voice-first communication platform designed to replace walkie-talkies and legacy radio systems for hospitality, manufacturing, logistics, and other frontline-heavy industries. The product combines a purpose-built hardware device with cloud backend services, web dashboard, and mobile companion apps. Core capabilities include real-time multilingual translation, GPS location tracking, emergency panic alerts, and automatic WiFi-to-cellular failover. The company employs 201–500 people across engineering, sales, support, and operations, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and exclusively hiring in the United States.
Backend: Erlang, Java, Python, C/C++. Frontend: JavaScript. Infrastructure: Android Debug Bridge, Windows, macOS, Linux. Productivity: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Zoom, Asana, Notion. CRM/support: Zoho Desk, Zoho CRM.
Product roadmap includes hardware upgrades, end-to-end device/server testing, dashboard web interface testing, and customer experience playbook development. Commercial initiatives focus on account-based expansion, upsell opportunity identification, and revenue strategy.
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