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Lightning AILightning AIUnited States

Senior Network Engineer

Design and operate large-scale AI data center networks using spine-leaf architectures, EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, and automation tools. Requires 5+ years of data center networking experience and hands-on work with Cumulus NOS, SONiC, and Junos.

150k – 190k
Remote5+ YOEDevOps / SRE

About the role

What You'll Do

  • Design and deploy scalable spine/leaf network architectures for AI data centers
  • 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

What You'll Need

Required Qualifications

  • 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

Ideal Experience

  • 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

Benefits and Perks

  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage (U.S.)
  • Retirement and financial wellness support (U.S.)
  • Generous paid time off, plus holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Professional development support
  • Wellness and work-from-home stipends
  • Flexible work environment

Skills

Cumulus NosSonicJunosBGPEvpnVxlanPythonAnsibleTerraformRoceRdmaNvidia SpectrumNvidia QuantumNvidia BluefieldInfiniBand

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