Microsoft · 7 hours ago
Principal AI Network Architect
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering individuals and organizations globally. They are seeking a Principal AI Network Architect to lead the architecture definition and optimization of AI systems, influencing Azure product roadmaps through collaboration and innovation.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Leadership: Spearhead architecture definition and evaluation of AI accelerator platforms, with a focus on high bandwidth, low latency networks. Drive end to end optimization of the stack from hardware, the software kernels
Cross functional collaboration: Partner with silicon and platform design teams to co-design infrastructure that meets performance, reliability and deployment goals. Frame decisions in terms of TCO, performance, flexibility, scalability
Prototyping: You will be working with state of art networking lab to prototype new network architectures
Industry influence: Participate in industry consortiums to shape standards, and influence vendor roadmaps
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Master's or Doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields and 10+ years of technical experience in the domain
Deep expertise with ethernet networking, RDMA (RoCE, Infiniband), congestion control, and layer 2/3 switching
Experience architecting scale-out/backend network for AI GPU clusters
Familiarity with scale-up networks such as NVLinks, UALink
Experience with high radix ethernet switches
Familiarity with AI model execution pipelines, being able to analyze communication flows and its impact on model performance
Prior contributions in standards committee and experience on hyperscale network deployments would be an added benefit
Skilled in partnering and influencing architects, hardware engineers, and software leads
Ability to manage through ambiguity, bringing clarity and results orientation to engage and energize collaborators and stakeholders
Collaboration skills, teamwork, and sense of presumed responsibility
Verbal and written communication skills, and ability to articulate and engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels
Experience leading and driving complex projects with respect and integrity, including those with multiple workstreams spanning different business and technical disciplines
Intellectual curiosity and passion about learning and deploying new technologies
Problem-solving skills, analytical capabilities, and attention to details
Company
Microsoft
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