Staff Network Development Engineer - Systems Integrator

Hamilton Barnes; Texas; On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus and equity programs

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Staff Network Development Engineer to set the technical direction for the software powering its global network. You will architect and deploy next-generation platforms for network design, deployment, validation, and operations at scale.

You will lead the development of network telemetry, observability, and AI-driven automation, collaborating with security and engineering leaders to advance software-defined networking across data centers and HPC/GPU environments.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a senior or staff software, network development, or SRE for large data center or hyperscale networks.
• Proven Python or Go production-grade distributed systems design and delivery.
• Deep experience with network automation, data models (YANG), streaming telemetry, and closed-loop automation.
• Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS-TE, VXLAN, EVPN in HPC/AI networks.
• Experience with programmable interfaces from Cisco, Juniper, and Arista.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and roadmap for the network automation platform, including source of truth, config generation, deployment, and remediation.
• Design and build core services in Python or Go, review production code.
• Set engineering standards for network software, testing, CI/CD, release, and reliability.
• Lead telemetry, observability, and analytics at scale to automate operations.
• Apply AI/ML to network operations, including anomaly detection and automated troubleshooting.
• Partner with architecture, security, and engineering leaders to make networks software-defined.
• Ensure safety of automated production changes and lead post-incident reviews.
• Mentor senior engineers and grow network software capabilities.

Skills

Python

Go

Distributed systems

Network automation

BGP

OSPF/IS-IS

VXLAN/EVPN

Leadership

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Arista

NVIDIA Spectrum

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

Join a fast-growing,vertically integrated innovator in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (AI HPC) infrastructure.Powered by renewable energy,the organization designs,deploys,and operates large-scale data centers and high-density network fabrics engineered to support world-class AI workloads and massive GPU clusters across North America and global markets.

The company is seeking an experienced Staff Network Development Engineer to set the technical direction for the software powering its global network.Architecting next-generation platforms for network design,deployment,validation,and operations at global scale,the successful candidate will drive innovation across network automation,streaming telemetry,closed-loop remediation,and AI/ML-driven network operations while tackling complex engineering challenges hands-on.

Responsibilities:

• Define the architecture and roadmap for the network automation platform, spanning source of truth, configuration generation, deployment, validation, and closed-loop remediation.
• Design and build core services hands-on, writing and reviewing production code in Python or Go.
• Establish engineering standards for network software, encompassing system design, testing, code reviews, CI/CD, release, and reliability.
• Lead the design of network telemetry, observability, and analytics at scale to automate day-to-day operations.
• Spearhead the application of AI and machine learning in network operations, including anomaly detection, automated troubleshooting assistants, and automated change reviews.
• Partner closely with network architecture, security, and engineering leaders to make the network software-defined from design through operations.
• Ensure the safety of automated production changes and lead post-incident reviews where software is involved.
• Mentor senior engineers and actively grow the network software engineering capabilities across the team.

Skills/Must have:

• Extensive experience as a senior or staff software, network development, or site reliability engineer for large data center, cloud, or hyperscale networks.
• Expert software engineering skills in Python or Go, with a proven 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 knowledge of BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS with traffic engineering, VXLAN, and EVPN, alongside experience with large HPC and AI networks.
• Experience with network platforms (such as Cisco, Juniper, and Arista) and their programmable interfaces.
• A clear, forward-looking perspective on applying AI and machine learning to network operations.
• Experience with NVIDIA Spectrum networking, RoCE, InfiniBand, or HPC/GPU platforms (highly regarded).
• Strong leadership presence and credibility to set technical direction, influence cross-functional teams, and coach senior engineers.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary range finalized based on experience and impact.
• Short and long-term incentive programs designed to reward both results and long-term company success.
• Supportive, inclusive culture valuing diverse perspectives and growth.

Salary:

• $250,000 base salary