Principal Fabric/Network Architect

Neurophos
Sunnyvale, Austin
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 250,000 - 300,000 annuallyFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Cross-functional leadership","Mentoring","Technical collaboration","Specification writing"]

Own the end-to-end datacenter scale-out networking architecture for Neurophos’ T100 platform, spanning Linux host networking, an EIC acting as a PCIe bridge, NIC attachment, and DMA into HBM. Define RDMA-based transport and offload architecture (including RoCEv2 and Ultra Ethernet Transport), specify PCIe topology/ACS policy and runtime queue semantics, and guide NIC vendor and networking silicon partner engagement while mentoring cross-functional engineers.

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Principal Fabric/Network Architect

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end datacenter scale-out networking architecture for Neurophos’ T100 platform, spanning Linux host networking, an EIC acting as a PCIe bridge, NIC attachment, and DMA into HBM. Define RDMA-based transport and offload architecture (including RoCEv2 and Ultra Ethernet Transport), specify PCIe topology/ACS policy and runtime queue semantics, and guide NIC vendor and networking silicon partner engagement while mentoring cross-functional engineers.
Location: Sunnyvale, Austin
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the end-to-end scale-out data path architecture across host network stack, EIC PCIe bridge, NIC attachment, and DMA into HBM.
  • •Define the transport and offload architecture, including RoCEv2 (RDMA over Converged Ethernet v2) and Ultra Ethernet Transport (UET).
  • •Specify peer-to-peer DMA topology and ACS policy across the PCIe hierarchy.
  • •Define queue and completion semantics exposed to the runtime in partnership with the software team.
  • •Drive NIC vendor selection and provide technical engagement with networking silicon partners.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 250,000 - 300,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife Insurance401kPaid LeaveEquityHsa

Key Requirements

  • •BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • •10+ years designing datacenter networking architecture, including RDMA transports deployed at scale.
  • •Deep knowledge of the Linux host networking stack (kernel networking, VFIO, DPDK or libfabric, IOMMU/IOVA behavior).
  • •PCIe fluency across root complex/endpoint roles, bridges, peer-to-peer transactions, ACS, and Gen5/Gen6 signaling/protocol.
  • •Ability to write architecture specifications that digital design and software teams can implement against.
Experience:10+ yearsDatacenter networkingRDMALinux networkingPCIeRDMA over Converged EthernetDistributed inference
Education:
Skills:CommunicationCross-functional leadershipMentoringTechnical collaborationSpecification writing
Tech Stack:LinuxKernel networkingVFIODPDKLibfabricIOMMUIOVAPCIeRoCEv2Ultra Ethernet Transport (UET)DMAHBMACSGen5Gen6NCCLRCCLUECRDMA

Company Brief

Neurophos
Develops metamaterial-based photonic optical processing units (OPUs) to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient AI inference chips for datacenters, aiming to scale photonic compute to exaflop levels.
Industry: Deep Tech
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: Austin, United States
Founded: 2020
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