5 months ago
Base Salary
$232k - $290k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the evolution and architecture of the Armada Edge Platform for compute and AI workload orchestration across globally distributed, high-latency, and disconnected environments.
- Drive architectural roadmaps for next-generation initiatives such as orbital compute modules and data centers in space.
- Co-design solutions with strategic industry partners and deepen integration of Armada’s technology into their ecosystems.
- Define the three-to-five-year technical roadmap with company leadership, including high-density GPU orchestration and orbital data processing.
- Serve as the final escalation point for complex architectural challenges involving real-time data streaming, computer vision, and network-aware workload distribution.
- Lead proof-of-concepts for in-orbit inference, adaptive learning at the edge, and secure Earth-to-space data orchestration.
- Mentor Staff and Principal engineers and promote architectural rigor across the engineering organization.
Requirements
- 15+ years of software engineering experience and a proven track record as a Distinguished Engineer, Fellow, or equivalent senior technical leader at a major infrastructure or AI company.
- Deep understanding of data center operations, CPU/GPU/NPU compute architectures, and AI infrastructure at scale from silicon through orchestration.
- Expert-level knowledge of distributed systems and data storage in resource-constrained, remote, or denied environments.
- Mastery of Go, C++, or Rust and a deep understanding of software interaction with physical compute hardware and non-terrestrial networking layers.
- Proven ability to collaborate across company lines with partners to develop technical solutions that drive adoption and industry standards.
- Preferred: deep understanding of networking stacks optimized for satellite and terrestrial mesh networks.
- Preferred: interest or experience in orbital mechanics, radiation-tolerant software design, or space-based communication protocols.
- Preferred: experience building Day 2 operations for fleets of thousands of remote distributed devices in harsh environments.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage at subsidized cost.
- Health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plan options.
- Unlimited paid time off and 14 paid company holidays per year.
- Role is available in Bellevue, WA, San Francisco, CA, or remotely.
About Armada
Armada builds a full-stack edge computing platform that provides modular AI infrastructure, connectivity, and rugged deployable compute for organizations that cannot rely on centralized cloud. Its products serve sectors such as energy and defense and are deployed in over 60 countries. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company partners with vendors like Microsoft, NVIDIA, and SpaceX to support on-premise and remote-site AI.