Senior Data Center Network Engineer – GPU Clusters

Baseten; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity

100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO policy

Paid parental leave

Fertility and family-building stipend

Company-facilitated 401(k)

Exposure to a variety of ML startups

Job summary

Baseten is hiring a Network Engineer (Data Centers) in San Francisco to design and own the high-performance network infrastructure for their GPU clusters. This senior role collaborates closely with hardware and platform teams, directly impacting model performance and inference.

Responsibilities include managing network architecture, defining topology, and leading network performance testing. Ideal candidates have substantial experience designing data center networks and familiarity with InfiniBand or high-performance Ethernet.

Benefits include competitive compensation, full medical coverage, flexible PTO, and paid parental leave.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating data center or HPC networks.
• Strong familiarity with InfiniBand, RDMA, or high-performance Ethernet.
• Strong hands-on skills in network configuration, debugging, and performance tuning.
• Experience owning complex systems end-to-end at a senior level.
• Experience leading technical projects or cross-functional efforts.
• Prior leadership or mentoring experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end network architecture for data center clusters.
• Define topology, redundancy, and performance characteristics.
• Select switches, optics, and cabling systems.
• Lead network bring-up, validation, and performance testing.
• Partner with hardware and platform teams on system-level performance.
• Define standards for deploying networks across sites.
• Mentor and support future team members.

Job description

Baseten is hiring a Network Engineer (Data Centers) in San Francisco to design and own the high-performance network infrastructure for their GPU clusters. This senior role collaborates closely with hardware and platform teams, directly impacting model performance and inference.

Responsibilities include managing network architecture, defining topology, and leading network performance testing. Ideal candidates have substantial experience designing data center networks and familiarity with InfiniBand or high-performance Ethernet.

Benefits include competitive compensation, full medical coverage, flexible PTO, and paid parental leave.