Principal AI Network Architect

• 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.

• 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.

Other Requirements

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 Qualifications

• 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

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