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NVIDIA · 1 day ago

Principal Network Engineer — DC and AI Clusters

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$248K/yr - $391K/yr
date12+ years exp

NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. They are seeking a highly skilled Principal Network Engineer to build the next generation of IT AI Clusters and lead the team through a major technology transformation. The role focuses on the architecture, design, development and deployment of ultra-high-speed, resilient, and scalable DC AI Clusters and Interconnects for GPU-accelerated data centers and compute clusters.

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Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of global-scale DCs inter-connects and fabric for HPC, AI, and GPU computing clusters
Develop high-performance data center fabric using InfiniBand, Ultra Ethernet and related technologies
Optimize carrier interconnects, intra and inter DC routing, and dark fiber deployments to ensure low latency and high reliability
Partner with system, OS, GPU, and HPC teams to deliver scalable, highly available networks for extreme-performance workloads
Implement network monitoring, telemetry, solving, and continuous performance improvement processes
Drive technology selection, vendor engagement, and lifecycle management for Data Center hardware and software
Collaborate with internal product managers develop NVIDIA on NVIDIA solutions

Qualification

InfiniBandUltra EthernetNetwork automationPythonBGP/MP-BGPProblem-solvingCollaborationCommunication

Required

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or equivalent experience
12+ years of experience in building, managing and supporting large scale hybrid networks, developing automation pipelines with Python, Ruby, Go or other languages used in infrastructure automation
Expert in networking technologies: InfiniBand, Ultra Ethernet, ROCEv2, DCQCN, TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6, BGP/MP-BGP, VPN, L2 switching, EVPN, VxLAN, Segment Routing, MPLS
Experience automating network infrastructure
Experience using an automated configuration management system (Python, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Salt, etc.)

Benefits

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Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
dateFounded in 1993
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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H1B Sponsorship

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2023 (976)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.09B
Key Investors
ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund
2023-05-09Grant· $5M
2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M
2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Jensen Huang
Founder and CEO
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Michael Kagan
Chief Technology Officer
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