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Distinguished Engineer / Technical Fellow

Armada· R&D - Engineering
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Hybrid (Remote)$231.6k - $289.5kfull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Armada is seeking a Distinguished Engineer / Technical Fellow to serve as the primary architect of Armada’s long-term technical vision, leading high-density AI infrastructure initiatives and next-horizon projects (e.g., Data Centers in Space) while collaborating with strategic partners and mentoring senior engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Architecting the Universal Edge: Lead the evolution of the Armada Edge Platform (AEP), ensuring seamless orchestration of compute and AI workloads across globally distributed, high-latency, and disconnected environments.
  • Next Horizon Projects: Drive the architectural roadmap for visionary initiatives, including Data Centers in Space, adapting the Armada stack for orbital compute modules and solving radiation-tolerant software, thermal management, and power-constrained AI processing.
  • Strategic Partner Engineering: Work directly with elite industry partners to co-design solutions that integrate Armada’s technology deeper into global ecosystems.
  • Technical Strategy: Define the 3–5 year technical roadmap, identifying emerging technologies in high-density GPU orchestration and orbital data processing.
  • Hard-Problem Solver: Serve as the final escalation point for complex architectural challenges involving real-time data streaming, computer vision, and network-aware workload distribution.
  • Innovation & R&D: Lead proofs-of-concept for next-generation capabilities such as in-orbit inference, adaptive learning at the edge, and secure Earth-to-space data orchestration.
  • Mentorship: Elevate the engineering organization by mentoring Staff and Principal engineers, fostering high-performance engineering and architectural rigor.

Qualifications

  • Core Infrastructure Mastery: Deep understanding of Data Center operations, Compute architectures (CPU/GPU/NPU), and AI Infrastructure at scale, from silicon to orchestration layer.
  • 15+ years of software engineering experience, with proven track record as a Distinguished Engineer, Fellow, or equivalent senior technical leader at a major infrastructure or AI company.
  • Distributed Systems Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of distributed systems and data storage in resource-constrained, remote, or denied environments.
  • Systems Programming: Mastery of Go, C++, or Rust, with deep understanding of software interaction with hardware and non-terrestrial networking layers.
  • Ecosystem Influence: Proven ability to collaborate across company lines with partners to build 1+1=3 solutions that drive adoption and industry standards.

Skills

Required:Data Center operationsDistributed systemsSystems programming (Go, C++, or Rust)Leadership / mentorship

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary and equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost)
  • Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)
  • Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
  • 14 paid company holidays per year
Last updated Jul 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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