SambaNova Systems

Enterprise AI platform with hardware stack

Network Infrastructure Architect

Network Engineering & AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Jose, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

12+ years designing or architecting infrastructure for hyperscale, AI, high-performance computing, or large-scale data center environments.
Deep working knowledge of AI cluster networking, including InfiniBand, RoCEv2, Ethernet-based AI fabrics, 400G/800G interconnects, and GPU-to-GPU east-west traffic patterns.
Experience with lossless Ethernet designs, including quality of service, explicit congestion notification, priority-based flow control, congestion management, buffer tuning, and failure-domain isolation.
Strong understanding of spine-leaf architectures and associated technologies, including VXLAN, EVPN, BGP, ECMP, underlay/overlay design, and network automation.
Familiarity with high-speed optics and cabling for AI clusters, including 400G/800G transceivers, direct attach copper/active optical cable, fiber topology, and link budgets.
Experience translating customer and workload requirements into product requirements, platform roadmaps, and architecture tradeoffs.
A vendor-agnostic approach to platform selection and interoperability across switch, network interface card, optical, and fabric ecosystems.
Ability to partner across hardware engineering, supply chain, operations, and customer-facing teams to bring platforms from concept through deployment.

Responsibilities

Architect network fabrics for hyperscale AI clusters, from RDU-accelerated servers to global-scale deployments.
Own fabric, interconnect, and spine-leaf design decisions that shape how compute platforms are built.
Partner with hardware engineering, supply chain, and customer-facing teams to translate workload requirements into platform roadmaps.
Make vendor-agnostic architecture decisions that avoid lock-in and shape products and deployment of large AI clusters.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with AI compute platforms, including GPU/accelerator systems, rack-scale compute, NVLink/NVSwitch-class fabrics, PCIe/CXL, and DPUs/IPUs.
Understanding of rack-level power, thermal, mechanical, and serviceability requirements, and how network choices drive them, including NIC selection, cabling density, and PCIe lane allocation.
Background in large-scale fleet operations, including lifecycle management, reliability, observability, telemetry, and field issue resolution.

SambaNova is a leader in next-generation AI infrastructure, delivering a full-stack inference platform for customers worldwide. At the core of SambaNova's technology is the RDU (Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit) — a chip built on a dataflow architecture rather than the traditional GPU model. Its decode performance is especially strong for agentic workloads like multi-turn agents, code generation, and long-running applications. RDUs are packaged into SambaRack, rack-scale hardware that lets customers deploy state-of-the-art models with better performance, greater energy efficiency, and faster time to value.

About the role

SambaNova is accelerating from rack-scale to global-scale AI compute clusters. We're looking for a Network Architect join us on this exciting new chapter and own this critical layer end to end.

Responsibilities

In this role, you'll be architecting the network fabrics that power hyperscale AI clusters, from RDU-accelerated servers to global-scale deployments, owning the fabric, interconnect, and spine-leaf design decisions that shape how our compute platforms are built. You'll partner closely with hardware engineering, supply chain, and customer-facing teams to translate workload requirements into platform roadmaps, taking a vendor-agnostic approach that avoids lock-in. Your architecture decisions will directly shape the products we ship and how fast the world's largest AI clusters come online.

Required Qualifications

12+ years designing or architecting infrastructure for hyperscale, AI, HPC, or large-scale data center environments
Deep working knowledge of AI cluster networking, including InfiniBand, RoCEv2, Ethernet-based AI fabrics, 400G/800G interconnects, and GPU-to-GPU east-west traffic patterns
Experience with lossless Ethernet designs, including QoS, ECN, PFC, congestion management, buffer tuning, and failure-domain isolation
Strong understanding of spine-leaf architectures and associated technologies (VXLAN, EVPN, BGP, ECMP, underlay/overlay design, network automation)
Familiarity with high-speed optics and cabling for AI clusters, including 400G/800G transceivers, DAC/AOC, fiber topology, and link budgets
Experience translating customer and workload requirements into product requirements, platform roadmaps, and architecture tradeoffs
Vendor-agnostic approach to platform selection and interoperability across switch, NIC, optical, and fabric ecosystems
Ability to partner across hardware engineering, supply chain, operations, and customer-facing teams to bring platforms from concept through deployment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with AI compute platforms: GPU/accelerator systems, rack-scale compute, NVLink/NVSwitch-class fabrics, PCIe/CXL, DPUs/IPUs
Understanding of rack-level power, thermal, mechanical, and serviceability requirements, and how network choices drive them (NIC selection, cabling density, PCIe lane allocation)
Background in large-scale fleet operations: lifecycle management, reliability, observability, telemetry, field issue resolution

Base Salary Range:

Base Pay Range

$250,000—$330,000 USD

Submission Guidelines
Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at SambaNova Systems, you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified.

EEO Policy
SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Benefits Summary for US-Based, Full-Time Employment Positions
SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.

Base Pay Range 250000 - 330000 USD

About the Company

SambaNova Systems

Enterprise AI platform with hardware stack

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Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Series F
Total funding: $2.5B
Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA
Founded: 2017

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