Overland AI

Overland AI provides autonomous navigation and control systems that enable ground vehicles to operate off-road in GPS-denied, contested environments to increase mission effectiveness and reduce risk…

Autonomous VehiclesDefense InnovationForce MultiplicationGPS-denied NavigationGround AutonomyMilitary TechnologyModular PayloadsTactical Vehiclesoverland.ai

Overland AI

Autonomous VehiclesDefense InnovationForce MultiplicationGPS-denied NavigationGround AutonomyMilitary TechnologyModular PayloadsTactical Vehiclesoverland.ai

HQSeattle, US

Team Size125

Open Jobs32

Total Funding$142M

Latest Fundraise5 months ago

TL;DR

Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

Product focus: Autonomous off-road tactical vehicles and ground-autonomy stacks (OverDrive, OverWatch, SPARK)

Notable customers/validation: U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Special Operations Command; DARPA validation

Total funding (reported): USD 142,000,000

Byron Boots, Stephanie Bonk

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Autonomous ground mobility and autonomy integration for military and defense applications operating in GPS-denied and harsh terrain.

Founded

2022

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Tech Stack

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Greenhouse

Common Crawl

Funding Track Record

Series A

32000000 USD

Reported $32 million Series A to advance ground autonomy for U.S. defense forces.

- 2026-02-03

100000000 USD

Reported $100 million financing led by 8VC to scale ground autonomy with U.S. armed forces.

Investor Signal

“Participation from venture and institutional investors including 8VC, Point72 Ventures, Ascend Venture Capital, Shasta Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, StepStone Group and others”

Join the Team

Technical Lead - Distributed Systems

On-SiteSeattle, WA, US

On-Site • Seattle, WA, US

About Overland AI:

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Overland AI is transforming land operations for modern defense. The company leverages over a decade of advanced research in robotics and machine learning, as well as a field-test forward ethos, to deliver combined capabilities for unit commanders. Our OverDrive autonomy stack enables ground vehicles to navigate and operate off-road in any terrain without GPS or direct operator control. Our intuitive OverWatch C2 interface provides commanders with precise coordination capabilities essential for mission success.

Overland AI has secured funding from prominent defense tech investors, including 8VC and Point 72, and built trusted partnerships with DARPA, the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Special Operations Command. Backed by eight-figure contracts across the Department of Defense, we are strengthening national security by iterating closely with end users engaged in tactical operations.

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.

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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.

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.

Overland AI

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