Hybrid HPC Network Architect for AI Cloud

Lambda; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401k with company match (USA)

Wellness stipend

Commuter stipend

Flexible PTO

Descripción de la vacante

Lambda is seeking a seasoned network architect to design and optimize high-performance data center networks for AI and large-scale cloud workloads in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will define topology for GPU clusters, storage backends, and multi-tenant environments, while advancing automation and telemetry capabilities.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of experience in data center networking, deep InfiniBand HDR/NDR and Ethernet fabric expertise, and a proven ability to guide cross-functional

Formación

• 7+ years of experience architecting high-performance data center networks, preferably for HPC/AI/large-scale cloud infrastructure
• Deep expertise with InfiniBand HDR/NDR and advanced Ethernet fabrics (RoCE, RDMA)
• Strong understanding of data center switching architectures, congestion control (PFC, ECN), QoS, and VXLAN/EVPN
• Experience with BGP-based fabric design, MP-BGP EVPN, ECMP, route policy, convergence
• SDN, APIs, automation, and network telemetry experience
• Strong optical networking competency, transceivers, fiber types, WDM

Responsabilidades

• Architect high-performance networking solutions for ultra-low-latency and high-bandwidth AI/cloud workloads
• Define topology and patterns for large-scale GPU clusters, storage backends, multi-tenant environments
• Evaluate and benchmark next-gen network technologies to meet AI workload requirements
• Develop network architecture standards, reference designs, and scalability roadmaps
• Partner with compute/storage teams for end-to-end data flow and fault tolerance
• Guide automation strategies and tooling for provisioning, telemetry, and visibility
• Mentor engineers and teams on advanced network concepts and best practices

Conocimientos

InfiniBand HDR/NDR

Ethernet fabrics

VXLAN EVPN

BGP-based fabric

SDN automation

Low-latency design

Leadership

Ambiguity tolerance

Descripción del empleo

Lambda is seeking a seasoned network architect to design and optimize high-performance data center networks for AI and large-scale cloud workloads in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will define topology for GPU clusters, storage backends, and multi-tenant environments, while advancing automation and telemetry capabilities.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of experience in data center networking, deep InfiniBand HDR/NDR and Ethernet fabric expertise, and a proven ability to guide cross-functional