Drimva

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AI/HPC Network Performance Engineer

$184K–$257K

Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Jul 9, 2026

Experience
8+ years in system performance engineering, network infrastructure engineering, or a related field within large-scale distributed computing or HPC environments; 4+ years working on networks supporting large-scale training workloads.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Designs, develops, and operates large-scale networks for AI training and inference, optimizing performance, availability, and network automation for GPU and RDMA workloads.

What you'll do

  • Build and operate networking systems for large-scale AI training jobs; research and deploy network technologies and topologies.
  • Develop network automation for configuration, provisioning, monitoring, alerting, and remediation; provide guidance on network architecture and performance.
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, and sourcing teams, and participate in on-call operations to improve network systems.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in system performance engineering, network infrastructure engineering, or a related field in large-scale distributed computing or HPC environments.
  • 4+ years of experience working on networks supporting large-scale training workloads.
  • Experience coding in Python, C++, or Go; designing, deploying, and operating datacenter networks at scale; network automation using software-defined networking; and working with IB/RDMA/RoCE networks.

Nice to have

  • Understanding of RDMA congestion control mechanisms on IB and RoCE networks.
  • Experience with scale-up and scale-out network fabric architectures.

Pay

$184,000/year to $257,000/year (base salary)

Tools

Python, C++, Go, IB, RDMA, RoCE

AI focus

Supports AI training and inference networks; integrates AI tools to improve workflows and demonstrates ongoing AI skill development and responsible, ethical AI practices.

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)