Edge AI & Orbital Compute Architect

Armada; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 232,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) & Roth 401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Armada seeks a Distinguished Engineer to be the primary architect of its long-term technical vision for edge AI infrastructure. You will lead the Armada Edge Platform, coordinating across global teams and elite partners to tackle high-impact challenges—from data centers in space to terrestrial deployments.

You will mentor senior engineers and drive a 3–5 year roadmap, shaping the platform’s evolution and setting industry benchmarks in high-density compute and secure data orchestration.

Qualifications

• 15+ years software engineering with senior leadership at an infrastructure or AI company.
• Deep understanding of data center architecture and AI infrastructure at scale.
• Experience with distributed systems in constrained/remote environments.
• Proficiency in Go, C++, or Rust with hardware interaction.

Responsibilities

• Architect Armada Edge Platform (AEP) for global, high-latency, and disconnected environments.
• Define the 3–5 year technical roadmap including high-density GPU and orbital data processing.
• Collaborate with strategic industry partners to extend platform adoption and standards.
• Lead R&D for next horizon projects, including data centers in space and in-orbit inference.
• Mentor Staff and Principal engineers to raise architectural rigor and engineering excellence.
• Serve as final escalation for complex architectural challenges across real-time data streaming and AI workloads.

Skills

Data center infra

Distributed systems

Go, C++, Rust

Ecosystem partnerships

Job description

Armada seeks a Distinguished Engineer to be the primary architect of its long-term technical vision for edge AI infrastructure. You will lead the Armada Edge Platform, coordinating across global teams and elite partners to tackle high-impact challenges—from data centers in space to terrestrial deployments.

You will mentor senior engineers and drive a 3–5 year roadmap, shaping the platform’s evolution and setting industry benchmarks in high-density compute and secure data orchestration.