Staff Network Development Engineer

Iren; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

IREN is seeking a Staff Network Development Engineer to set the technical direction for the software that runs its global network. You will architect platforms to design, deploy, validate, and operate networks at scale, and lead challenging engineering problems while growing the team’s network software capability.

Based in Sydney, this onsite role requires strong expertise in Python/Go, distributed systems, and network automation, with deep knowledge of BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, VXLAN/EVPN and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as senior or staff software, network development or SRE for large data centre, cloud or hyperscale networks.
• Expert software engineering skills in Python or Go, with a track record of designing and delivering distributed systems, services and APIs in production.
• Deep experience with network automation platforms, data models such as YANG, streaming telemetry and closed-loop automation.
• Strong BGP, OSPF or IS-IS, MPLS with traffic engineering, VXLAN and EVPN knowledge, and experience with large HPC and AI networks.
• Experience with network platforms such as Cisco, Juniper and Arista, and their programmable interfaces.
• A clear view on applying AI and machine learning to network operations.
• Experience with NVIDIA Spectrum networking, RoCE or InfiniBand, HPC or GPU platforms is highly regarded.
• The credibility to set technical direction, influence across teams and coach senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for the software that runs IREN's network.
• Architect platforms that design, deploy, validate and operate networks at global scale.
• Lead the hardest engineering problems hands-on and grow the network software capability of the team.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure network platforms meet performance and reliability goals.

Skills

Python

Go

Distributed systems

Network automation

BGP/OSPF/IS-IS

VXLAN/EVPN

AI in network ops

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Arista

NVIDIA Spectrum

RoCE/InfiniBand

YANG

Job description

Description

Job Type:Full-time |Location:Sydney, NSW |Department:Network |Reporting to:Vice President, Network Engineering |Work Location Type:#onsite

IREN is a vertically integrated AI Cloud provider, delivering large-scale data centers and GPU clusters for AI training and inference. IREN's platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and power in renewable-rich regions across North America, Europe and APAC.

With 100% renewable energy, we build, own and operate our data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the ever-evolving applications of high-performance compute. We believe that human progress is invaluable, but it should be done in the right way - responsibly, sustainably and having a positive impact on the communities we operate in.

We have grown substantially since 2019, from our inception in Australia to now having several facilities across North America and being listed on NASDAQ... and we are just getting started!

Our Network Engineering team builds the networks that power AI at scale. We design and run the high-performance fabrics that connect tens of thousands of GPUs, the backbone and WAN that link our campuses across continents, and the facilities networks that keep our data centres safe and running. Our work spans all aspects of network engineering for IREN, from the data centre and core to the WAN and peering edge.

As a Staff Network Development Engineer you will set the technical direction for the software that runs IREN's network. You will architect the platforms that design, deploy, validate and operate our networks at global scale, lead the hardest engineering problems hands-on, and grow the network software capability of the team.

Requirements

• Extensive experience as a senior or staff software, network development or site reliability engineer for large data centre, cloud or hyperscale networks.
• Expert software engineering skills in Python or Go, with a track record of designing and delivering distributed systems, services and APIs in production.
• Deep experience with network automation platforms, data models such as YANG, streaming telemetry and closed-loop automation.
• Strong BGP, OSPF or IS-IS, MPLS with traffic engineering, VXLAN and EVPN knowledge, and experience with large HPC and AI networks.
• Experience with network platforms such as Cisco, Juniper and Arista, and their programmable interfaces.
• A clear view on applying AI and machine learning to network operations.
• Experience with NVIDIA Spectrum networking, RoCE or InfiniBand, HPC or GPU platforms is highly regarded.
• The credibility to set technical direction, influence across teams and coach senior engineers.