Technical Lead - Distributed Systems

Overland AI•Seattle, WA

15h•$200,000 - $240,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Technical Lead - Distributed Systems to lead its efforts designing and implementing the data fabric that connects robots with each other and their operators. In this role, you will build the technical backbone of multi-robot interactions and human-machine teaming via command-and-control (C2) interfaces. Your goal is to ensure the reliable and secure storage and distribution of mission data and real-time telemetry, enabling collaborative robot behaviors and the coordination of mission-level off-robot mapping and planning.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline and 5+ years relevant professional experience; OR 8+ years of relevant professional experience.
Experience architecting and implementing scalable, distributed and loosely coupled microservices with Python, go, C++

Nice To Haves

Proven experience architecting and implementing real-time, low-latency distributed communications for mesh topologies on unreliable networks.
Experience with communications protocols (HTTP, Websocket, MQTT, and message brokers), with strong judgement on appropriate technology selection.
Deep expertise in conflict resolution algorithms and distributed data consensus protocols
Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex reliability and performance issues in distributed systems.
Track record of successful deployments to both edge hardware and cloud platforms.
Demonstrated leadership experience mentoring and guiding engineering teams.
Experience collaborating with API client development teams across multiple platforms (web applications, mobile frameworks, and agent clients)
Familiarity with military or tactical communication systems.
Security-conscious mindset: experience implementing zero-trust security and compliance best practices with containerized and distributed environments.
Experience with video and telemetry streaming with WebRTC or other real-time protocols.

Responsibilities

Design distributed data solutions that operate seamlessly across both traditional cloud-based server infrastructure and edge network topologies.
Leverage autonomy to build systems that reliably bridge Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and Limited (DDIL) networking scenarios.
Collaborate with cross-functional robotics engineering teams on development of world models and distributed mapping solutions
Champion the adoption of best practices while pragmatically weighing technical tradeoffs and velocity.
Mentor and lead teammates in implementing designs according to operational requirements.
Work with program and product managers to understand customer requirements and architect flexible solutions.