Senior Principal Network Engineer

Job Summary

Providing technical leadership in a remote capacity, the full-time Senior Principal Front-End Network Engineer will own the reliability and scalability of high-performance Ethernet front-end networks for AI infrastructure, influencing architecture and operational practices while addressing complex network challenges.

Key responsibilities

• Owning the technical direction and operational strategy for front-end AI infrastructure networks
• Designing and evolving large-scale Ethernet architectures to support growth and workload requirements
• Acting as the senior escalation point for complex front-end network incidents and driving improvements in network reliability and performance

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in network engineering with a focus on hyperscale data centers or AI infrastructure
• Expert-level experience with large-scale Ethernet data center fabrics (leaf-spine / Clos topologies)
• Strong hands-on expertise with Arista and/or Nokia platforms in production environments
• Deep understanding of modern data center routing and control planes (BGP, OSPF, ECMP, EVPN-VXLAN)
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence strategy across teams