# Distinguished Engineer / Technical Fellow at Armada

- Company: Armada
- What the company does: Armada’s platform combines connectivity, compute, and real-world AI to solve your toughest challenges right where your data is generated. Backed by Felicis and Lux.
- Company website: https://www.armada.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Bellevue Office, Sunset Corporate Campus
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-01-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/armada/jobs/5063237008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/armada-distinguished-engineer-technical-fellow/

## About the role

As a Distinguished Engineer / Technical Fellow, you will be the primary architect of Armada’s long-term technical vision. This is a "builder-leader" role for a world-class technologist who possesses a deep, fundamental understanding of data center architecture, high-density compute, and massive-scale AI infrastructure. You will solve the most difficult technical hurdles across our core product suite while leading the R&D for "Next Horizon" projects, such as Data Centers in Space.

## What they're looking for

- Experience: 15+ years of software engineering experience, with a 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 a deep understanding of how software interacts with physical compute hardware and non-terrestrial networking layers
- Ecosystem Influence: Proven ability to work across company lines with partners to build "1+1=3" technical solutions that drive adoption and industry standards

Tags: R&D - Engineering