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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Network Architect - **Company:** Crusoe's Inc - **Location:** Abilene, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $250,000.0 - $300,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Border Gateway Protocol, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management Databases, Code Review, Computer Networks, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Data Center Infrastructure Management (CIM), Software Design Documents, InfiniBand, Netconf, Network Architecture, Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Open Source Technology, Remote Direct Memory Access, Broadcom, Ansible, Software Verification, Grafana, Git, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Free and Open-Source Software, Trident, Terraform - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-staff-network-architect-crusoe-8029554 ## About the Role * Progressive Network Engineering Experience: 8+ years of progressive network engineering experience, including experience leading design efforts on cross-team initiatives. * Large-Scale Data Center Expertise: Large-scale data center expertise, with experience designing or operating networks at 1000+ switches across multi-site environments. * Routing Knowledge: Strong routing knowledge including solid proficiency in BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, OSPF, ECMP, BFD, and modern data center routing design. * SDN & Programmability: SDN and programmability experience with hands-on work using an SDN controller and network programmability via NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF, or gNMI. * Kubernetes Networking: Kubernetes networking experience with CNI selection (Calico, Cilium, Flannel, Multus), network policies, and BGP integration. * RDMA & HPC Networking: RDMA and HPC networking familiarity, including RoCEv2, InfiniBand, PFC, ECN, and lossless fabric design for AI/ML workloads. * Software Engineering Fundamentals: Software engineering fundamentals including strong command of Git, CI/CD, code review, and infrastructure-as-code tooling (Terraform, Ansible, Nornir). * Communication & Collaboration: Communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to write clear design documents and align stakeholders across engineering teams. Bonus Points * Industry Background: Experience at a hyperscaler, AI cloud provider, HPC center, or large-scale co-location operator. * Advanced Networking Tech: Hands-on experience with SONiC OS, P4 programmable data planes, SRv6, or silicon-level knowledge of Broadcom Tomahawk/Trident. * Open-Source Contributions: Open source contributions to networking projects such as SONiC, NetBox, FRR, or Cilium. * Verification & Observability Tools: Familiarity with formal network verification tools like Batfish or Minesweeper, or eBPF-based networking and observability. * Certifications: Relevant certifications including CCIE (DC/SP), JNCIE, or vendor-specific SDN/cloud certifications. ## Description * Data Center Architecture: Design and implement network architecture for Crusoe's AI data centers, including spine-leaf fabrics, out-of-band management, RDMA (RoCEv2/InfiniBand), and inter-campus WAN connectivity. * Intent-Based Networking: Help build IBN frameworks that translate operational goals into validated, auto-generated device configurations. * Declarative Networking and GitOps: Implement infrastructure-as-code practices, GitOps-driven network provisioning, and continuous validation pipelines for network state. * Network Source of Truth: Contribute to Crusoe's SoT strategy, helping maintain authoritative data models (IPAM, DCIM, CMDB) and ensuring devices, links, and policies remain version-controlled and consistent. * Automation Workflows: Build day-0/1/2 automation using tools like Ansible, Nornir, or Terraform, driven by the network source of truth. * Observability and Telemetry: Implement streaming telemetry architecture (gNMI/gRPC), intent verification, and closed-loop remediation pipelines. * Standards and Design Reviews: Contribute to engineering standards and reference architectures, participate in architecture reviews, author design documents, and present proposals to engineering leadership. * Team Mentorship: Mentor mid-level and senior network engineers, helping grow technical depth across the network engineering team. * Cross Functional: Partnering with software and operation teams to implement, execute, deploy and manage your architecture designs while incorporating feedback along the way ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Small, Secure, Interconnected: The next Internet Protocol](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100062-small-secure-interconnected-the-next-internet-protocol) - [All your telemetry data from any source in one place](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/57-all-your-telemetry-data-from-any-source-in-one-place) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)