Network Engineering Lead for Frontier AI Compute

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack is seeking a Senior Network Engineering Lead to guide the network team and drive scale for AI frontier compute infrastructure. You will own hiring, strategic priorities, and cross-functional delivery across design and operations.

You will own the network roadmap from fabric generations to backbone expansion, ensuring alignment with the build plan and production needs. This role requires building a capable team ahead of demand to support rapid growth.

Qualifications

• Led network engineering organizations through rapid scale.
• Hired network engineers in a competitive hiring market.
• Balanced roadmap work with day-to-day operations.
• Led teams to ship faster through effective team governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the network engineering team: hiring, growth, priorities, and delivery across design and operations.
• Own the network roadmap from fabric generations to backbone expansion, sequenced to the build plan.
• Run the operating rhythm between design, deployment, and production so the network org moves as one.
• Build the team ahead of demand: networks at this scale require engineers the market barely produces.

Skills

Network leadership

Scale leadership

Team building

Hiring & recruitment

Job description

Fluidstack is seeking a Senior Network Engineering Lead to guide the network team and drive scale for AI frontier compute infrastructure. You will own hiring, strategic priorities, and cross-functional delivery across design and operations.

You will own the network roadmap from fabric generations to backbone expansion, ensuring alignment with the build plan and production needs. This role requires building a capable team ahead of demand to support rapid growth.