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# Senior Network Engineer

- **Company:** Lightning AI
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $190,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Border Gateway Protocol, Big Data, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Computer Clusters, Complex Networks, Distributed Systems, Ethernet, InfiniBand, Junos, Python (Programming Language), Network Functions Virtualization, Remote Direct Memory Access, Ansible, High Performance Computing, Cloud Connect, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), AI Platforms, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Bare Metal, Terraform
- **Published:** June 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a214b6ca487ffcd6

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Tooling?, * Experience with Cumulus NOS

 * 5+ years of experience in large-scale data center networking
 * Experience in spine-leaf architectures and L3 fabrics
 * Experience with BGP, EVPN, VXLAN
 * Experience operating high-performance computing (HPC) or GPU-dense environments
 * Experience designing networks for hyperscalers, neoclouds, or high-scale SaaS infrastructure
 * Experience in automation with (Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar)
 * Experience with network observability tooling and telemetry pipelines
Proven ability to design systems that scale to thousands of nodes

 * Strong documentation and communication skills, * Familiarity with NVIDIA networking (Spectrum, Quantum, BlueField, etc.)
 * Familiarity with RDMA, RoCE, or InfiniBand fabrics
 * Experience with multi-region backbone design
 * Exposure to bare-metal provisioning systems
 * Experience working in high-growth infrastructure startups

## Description

* Engineer high-performance Ethernet fabrics supporting GPU clusters and AI workloads
 * Build and maintain EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, and high-speed routing environments
 * Optimize east-west traffic flows for AI training and inference operations
 * Support RoCE/RDMA networking and low-latency transport technologies
 * Support backbone, DCI, WAN, and edge connectivity solutions.
 * Collaborate with compute, storage, AI platform, and operations teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions
 * Develop automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions for network provisioning and operations
 * Troubleshoot complex network, performance, and congestion issues across distributed environments
 * Improve network observability, telemetry, and operational visibility
 * You have hands-on experience working with SONiC and Junos.
 * Experience with cloud networking technologies including VPC's, NFV, Direct Connect, Cloud Connect
 * You enjoy working with a small group of friendly, highly motivated, high-execution colleagues
 * You're comfortable with a high degree of autonomy, can independently prioritize your work and understand how it maps to the overall needs and goals of the company
 * You're knowledgeable in your domain but also enjoy wearing multiple hats and venturing outside of your comfort zone when the need arises
 * You value the ability to write well and understand the importance of good documentation


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