CareerPlan

Network Software Architect

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$224k2026-07-08 → 2026-11-10

Core

Designing and architecting next-generation RDMA transport protocols (RoCEv2, MRC, Spectrum-X) for distributed AI training and inference.

Role type

Senior IC Network Software Architect

Builds

Underlying networking infrastructure and programmable networking device frameworks for AI systems

Domain

High-performance networking infrastructure for AI datacenters

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

RDMA protocols, C/C++ programming, Linux, system-level architecture, research in transport protocols, compute/network architecture fundamentals

Preferred skills

AI communication patterns, parallelization techniques, multi-national collaboration

Technologies

RoCEv2, Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC), NVIDIA Spectrum-X, Linux

Responsibilities

Research and propose novel transport mechanisms using simulations and prototypes; Architect frameworks for programmable networking devices; Provide system-level architecture for customer deployment; Collaborate to co-design the stack for new transport mechanisms

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC