CareerPlan

Senior Networking Software Architect

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k–$288k2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10

Core

Define and take responsibility for the complete platform architecture covering NICs and network management for computing clusters and data-centers, driving the strategic vision for coordinated platform solutions addressing AI training/inference and cloud-native workloads.

Role type

Senior Networking Software Architect (Platform/Systems)

Builds

High-performance networking and compute solutions integrating NICs, GPUs, and network management for AI and data-center infrastructure.

Domain

Data-center infrastructure, AI computing, high-performance networking

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Systems/platform architecture, NIC/DPU architectures, GPU computing, large-scale network management, complex multi-component platform solutions, cross-functional leadership, executive-level communication

Preferred skills

Network management and orchestration frameworks (UFM, DOCA, Kubernetes networking), defining platform standards or reference architectures

Technologies

NICs, GPUs, DPU, UFM, DOCA, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Define platform-level software stacks, APIs, and management frameworks that orchestrate networking, compute, and acceleration resources; Lead cross-functional collaboration with GPU, NIC, DPU, and network management groups; Conduct and lead research into emerging network technologies, GPU-networking convergence, and large-scale cluster management; Collaborate with hardware platform architects to define software requirements for future hardware builds.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities