nscaleoperationsukltd
Principal Front-End Network Engineer
Houston; New York; San Francisco; Seattle · Principal
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 15 hours ago
PythonAnsibleSite Reliability EngineeringSparkBGP/OSPFNetwork EngineeringLeadershipMentoring
About the role
- The Network Operations and Engineering teams at Nscale operate some of the most demanding networking environments in the industry, supporting large-scale AI GPU clusters where network performance directly impacts customer outcomes.
- We're looking for a Senior Principal Front End Network Engineer - AI Infrastructure to provide technical leadership across Nscale's front-end networking domain.
- This role is focused on owning the reliability, scalability, and long-term evolution of our high-performance Ethernet front-end networks.
Responsibilities
- Designing, reviewing, and evolving large-scale Ethernet leaf-spine / Clos fabric architectures (including Arista and Nokia platforms) to support future growth, inference workloads, and storage requirements
- Partnering with SRE, Compute Platform, Storage, and Network Architecture teams to influence end-to-end system design, including long-haul/DCI circuits and storage network integration
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in network engineering, with deep focus on hyperscale data centre, cloud, or AI infrastructure networking
- Expert-level operational and architectural experience with large-scale Ethernet data centre fabrics (leaf-spine / Clos topologies)
- Proven experience with long-haul circuits, DCI, and optical transport (dark fiber, carrier Ethernet, coherent optics, ZR/ZR+)
- Demonstrated ability to debug and resolve complex cross-layer issues spanning hardware, optics, routing, and application layers
Nice to have
- Extensive experience with Nvidia, Arista or Nokia platforms at hyperscale or large AI infrastructure scale
- Experience designing or operating large-scale DCI / long-haul optical or carrier networks
- Strong automation and tooling experience (Python, Ansible, validation frameworks, telemetry pipelines)
- Prior experience influencing platform or infrastructure strategy at significant scale
- Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions.
- What We Can Offer You
- At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact.
- Equal Opportunities Statement
Skills
- About Nscale
- Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI.
- Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development.
Compensation
- The range below reflects the base salary for the position.
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