Merlin Labs

Director, Compute Platform

Merlin Labs

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Boston • Massachusetts • United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

CloudDistributed SystemsGoPython

About the role

  • End-to-end compute architecture spanning cloud ML training, simulation clusters, data pipelines, and edge/onboard systems
  • Infrastructure that supports large-scale distributed training, high-fidelity simulation (SIL/HIL), and autonomy validation workflows
  • GPU/accelerator orchestration, workload scheduling, and performance optimization for compute-intensive autonomy systems
  • Design decisions that balance determinism, latency, safety, scalability, and cost
  • Platform reliability standards for systems that ultimately support flight-critical software
  • Long-term roadmap for scaling compute infrastructure as fleet size, simulation fidelity, and ML workloads grow
  • Technical mentorship and bar-raising across platform and infrastructure engineering

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience building large-scale distributed or high-performance compute systems
  • Proven ownership of production infrastructure supporting autonomous systems, robotics, aerospace, or ML-heavy platforms
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems design, networking, and systems performance optimization
  • Experience architecting infrastructure for GPU-based training, simulation, or real-time compute workloads
  • Strong programming background in C++, Go, or Python, with comfort operating close to systems layers
  • Experience bridging cloud infrastructure and edge/embedded compute environments
  • Track record of leading complex cross-functional technical initiatives
  • Ability to operate with autonomy in a fast-scaling, high-ambiguity startup environment
Benefits
  • catered lunches featuring a rotating menu of delicious options
  • an assortment of snacks to keep you fueled throughout the day
  • selection of beverages, including coffee, tea, and other drinks
  • health, dental, life insurance
  • unlimited vacation
  • 401k with match
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud ML trainingdistributed systems designperformance optimizationGPU-based trainingC++GoPythondata pipelinessimulation clustersworkload scheduling
Soft Skills
technical mentorshipleadershipcross-functional collaborationautonomyproblem-solvingadaptabilitycommunicationinitiativescalabilitydecision-making