Senior AI Compute Architect & Pre-Sales Tech Lead

Drivenets; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

DriveNets seeks a Principal Technologist to lead AI compute infrastructure design in complex pre-sales cycles. You will own high-value GPU/accelerator architectures, drive POC execution, and engage with hyperscalers and large enterprises at C-level.

The role emphasizes thought leadership, scalable reference designs, and collaboration with Sales and Solutions Architects. You will mentor teams, publish best practices, and help shape product requirements based on field insights.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data center compute infrastructure architecture with AI/HPC focus.
• Experience influencing large, complex deals with VP/C-level stakeholders.
• Hands-on depth in GPU/accelerator compute architecture and cluster design.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture for high-value AI compute opportunities including GPU cluster design and workload performance.
• Lead proof-of-concept design and benchmarking plans with clear success criteria.
• Engage with C-level stakeholders at hyperscalers and enterprises to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Mentor Solutions Architects and Engineers to raise technical standards in compute topics.
• Publish architecture playbooks and reference designs for scalable AI compute infra.

Skills

AI compute

GPU architecture

Pre-Sales

Solutions architecture

Kubernetes

Slurm

Python

ML frameworks

NVIDIA GPUs

Vendor/industry knowledge

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

NVIDIA GPUs

Kubernetes

Slurm

Prometheus

Grafana

DCGM

MLPerf

Job description

DriveNets seeks a Principal Technologist to lead AI compute infrastructure design in complex pre-sales cycles. You will own high-value GPU/accelerator architectures, drive POC execution, and engage with hyperscalers and large enterprises at C-level.

The role emphasizes thought leadership, scalable reference designs, and collaboration with Sales and Solutions Architects. You will mentor teams, publish best practices, and help shape product requirements based on field insights.