Principal Staff Data Center Network Engineer

Designworks Talent LLC

. Design, build, automate, and operate data center networking supporting large-scale GPU clusters, AI workloads, and multi-tenant cloud services .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeBellevue • Washington • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating large-scale data center networks, with a strong focus on multi-tenant networking, automation, and security architecture. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize networking for AI workloads and ensure operational excellence.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Large-Scale Data Center NetworkingMulti-Tenant NetworkingInfrastructure as CodeNetwork AutomationHigh-Performance Computing (HPC)

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Hard Skills

Network Security ArchitectureTenant IsolationScalable Networking SolutionsNetwork ObservabilityTelemetry FrameworksEVPN/VXLANSpine-Leaf ArchitecturesBGPInfiniBandRoCE

Soft Skills

Independent OperationFast-Paced Adaptability

Tools & Technologies

AristaJuniperHPECiscoProgrammable Networking

Industry Keywords

AI InfrastructureHyperscale CloudCloud-Native PlatformsDistributed Compute Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, automate, and operate data center networking supporting large-scale GPU clusters, AI workloads, and multi-tenant cloud services
Develop secure tenant isolation architectures across customer environments
Design resilient, highly available network architectures across compute, storage, and infrastructure services
Work across multiple networking platforms and vendors, including Arista, Juniper, HPE, and other enterprise networking providers
Partner with hardware, infrastructure, virtualization, and platform engineering teams to optimize networking for AI training and inference workloads
Build infrastructure automation for deployment, configuration management, monitoring, and operational excellence
Define networking standards, architecture documentation, and engineering best practices
Evaluate emerging networking technologies and shape the long-term evolution of the AI networking platform

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience designing, deploying, and operating large-scale data center networks within hyperscale cloud, AI infrastructure, HPC, or enterprise environments
Deep expertise across multiple enterprise networking platforms, with demonstrated experience supporting at least two major vendors such as Arista, Juniper, HPE, Cisco, or equivalent technologies
Strong understanding of multi-tenant networking, segmentation, tenant isolation, and network security architecture
Experience designing highly available, scalable, and automated networking solutions supporting mission-critical production environments
Strong automation mindset with experience implementing Infrastructure as Code, network automation, or programmable networking
Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, early-stage environment where architecture, standards, and processes are being built from the ground up
Experience with high-bandwidth, low-latency networking technologies such as InfiniBand, RoCE, RDMA, or equivalent fabrics supporting AI workloads (preferred)
Experience supporting GPU clusters, AI infrastructure, high-performance computing (HPC), or large-scale distributed compute environments (preferred)
Experience building networking platforms for hyperscale cloud providers, AI infrastructure companies, or cloud-native platforms (preferred)
Familiarity with EVPN/VXLAN, Spine-Leaf architectures, BGP, Clos networking, and modern software-defined networking principles (preferred)
Experience with network observability, telemetry, and automation frameworks (preferred)
U.S. work authorization is required; visa sponsorship is not currently available
Minimum of 3 days per week in-office once the permanent office is established

Benefits

Comp & perks

U.S. based employees have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) plan and company match
Paid holidays per calendar year
Certain roles are eligible for merit increases, annual bonus, and long term incentives, allocated based on individual performance