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Staff HPC Network Architect

San Jose Office (First St)💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-25

Core

Architect high-performance networking solutions for ultra-low-latency, high-bandwidth AI cloud platforms serving GPU clusters and multi-tenant environments.

Role type

Staff HPC Network Architect

Builds

Scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies and automation tooling for large-scale AI/ML workloads

Domain

AI Cloud Infrastructure / High-Performance Computing (HPC)

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

InfiniBand (HDR/NDR) architecture, advanced Ethernet fabrics (RoCE, RDMA), data center switching, congestion control (PFC, ECN), network virtualization (VXLAN, EVPN), BGP-based fabric design, SDN, optical networking, network automation

Preferred skills

AI workload profiling, collective communication patterns (NCCL, MPI), DPU/SmartNIC technologies, multi-site interconnect design

Technologies

InfiniBand, RoCE, RDMA, VXLAN, EVPN, BGP, SDN, NCCL, MPI, NVIDIA BlueField

Responsibilities

Define network topology and architectural patterns for large-scale GPU clusters; Evaluate and select next-generation network technologies; Develop network architecture standards and scalability roadmaps; Partner with compute/storage architects for end-to-end data flow; Guide network automation strategies; Mentor engineers on advanced network concepts

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship

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