# Network Team Lead

**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $200k – $291k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** network engineering, hpc networking, ai networking, network automation, ztp, network design, network operations, Vendor Management, Team Leadership, hiring, Roadmap Planning
**Posted:** 2026-07-17

> Lead the network engineering team at Fluidstack, owning hiring, roadmap, and delivery for fabrics supporting 100k+ accelerator clusters and gigawatt-scale AI compute infrastructure. Requires experience leading network teams through rapid scaling in competitive markets.

## Job Description

## Role Scope
- Lead the network engineering team: hiring, growth, priorities, and delivery across design and operations.
- Own the network roadmap from fabric generations to backbone expansion, sequenced to the build plan.
- Run the operating rhythm between design, deployment, and production so the network org moves as one.
- Build the team ahead of demand: 10GW of network needs engineers the market barely produces.

## Responsibilities
- Lead network engineering team through rapid scale, including hiring network engineers in a competitive market.
- Balance roadmap work and operations.
- Enable engineers to ship faster through effective team leadership.
- Own network fabrics for 100k+ accelerator clusters, backbones between gigawatt campuses.
- Deliver full site networks in days using automated designs, ZTP, and machine validation.

## Requirements
- Experience leading network engineering organizations through rapid scale.
- Proven ability to hire network engineers in a high-demand market.
- Ability to balance roadmap priorities and operational demands.
- Track record of leading teams that deliver faster due to leadership practices.

## Nice-to-Haves
- AI and HPC networking experience.
- Multi-site programs.
- Vendor relationship ownership.
- Automation-first organizations.

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