Principal Technologist – AI and Data Center Networking
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Principal Technologist architecting AI/HPC networking and data center solutions for DriveNets, a high-scale networking software company. Leading strategic pre-sales engagements, proofs of concept, and technical go-to-market enablement.
Responsibilities:
- Own the technical architecture for DriveNets' most complex and high-value customer opportunities spanning AI/HPC GPU fabric design and large-scale data center network infrastructure
- Partner with Sales and Solutions Architects from early discovery through deal closure
- Lead proof-of-concept design and execution, including success criteria, benchmarking plans, and communication of results
- Engage with engineering leads, network architects, and C-level stakeholders at hyperscalers, NeoClouds, and large enterprises
- Capture customer field insights and translate them into requirements for Product Management and Engineering
- Define and publish architecture playbooks, reference designs, and best practices
- Lead and mentor Solutions Architects and Solutions Engineers
- Represent DriveNets at industry events and author white papers and technical blogs
- Serve as a senior technical authority and thought leader in complex pre-sales cycles for AI networking and data center infrastructure
Requirements:
- 12+ years of experience in data center networking architecture and design
- At least 3 years focused on AI/HPC infrastructure or hyperscale environments
- Extensive hands-on experience with large-scale switching and routing, including BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, QoS, PFC, ECN, NETCONF, YANG, and REST APIs
- Proven senior pre-sales, solutions architecture, or system architecture experience influencing large, complex deals with VP and C-level stakeholders
- Experience with x86 virtualization technologies, including DPDK, SR-IOV, and SmartNICs/DPUs
- Experience leading technical responses to RFPs/RFQs and owning solution architecture documentation end-to-end
- Experience with Python, APIs, and JSON for network operations and solution integration
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
- Willingness to travel approximately 20% domestically and internationally
- BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or another Engineering field, or equivalent experience
- Preferred/advantageous: RoCEv2, InfiniBand, GPU, NIC, DPU, NCCL/RCCL, NVLink, UALink, Enhanced Ethernet, UEC, Slurm, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, gNMI, OTLP, hyperscale data center operations, and CCIE/JNCIE or equivalent
Benefits:
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on multi-million-dollar customer engagements
- Creativity, teamwork, and growth-oriented environment
- Opportunity to collaborate with industry leaders
- Approximately 20% domestic and international travel
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