Principal Network Developer BGP Routing
Core
Designing and operating large-scale leaf-spine and multi-fabric data center networks for cloud services, including AI/HPC/GPU cluster networking.
Role type
Principal Network Developer (BGP Routing & Automation)
Builds
CLOS networks, high-bandwidth fabrics, automation frameworks, and monitoring dashboards for cloud infrastructure.
Domain
Data Center Networking, Cloud Infrastructure, AI/HPC
Required skills
BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, Ethernet switching, IP addressing, ECMP, QoS, network segmentation, CLOS architecture, RDMA/RoCE, lossless Ethernet, Python, Ansible, Terraform, Git, CI/CD, capacity planning, TCAM analysis
Preferred skills
Firmware lifecycle management, network change governance, network automation, test strategy design, incident response, SLO-based monitoring, vendor coordination
Technologies
Arista EOS, Cisco Nexus/NX-OS, NVIDIA Spectrum/Cumulus, Oracle, Ansible, Terraform, Python, Git, CI/CD
Responsibilities
Design and configure CLOS networks; lead firmware upgrades and configuration refreshes; identify and mitigate complex network risks; collaborate with vendors on hardware/software alignment; design automation playbooks and test strategies; automate high-impact network tasks; develop telemetry and alerting systems; lead incident response and root cause analysis; mentor junior engineers; influence architecture decisions; forecast infrastructure capacity needs.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
