Senior Network Engineer

At Groq. We believe in an AI economy powered by human agency. We envision a world where AI is accessible to all, a world that demands processing power that is better, faster, and more affordable than is available today. AI applications are currently constrained by the limitations of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a technology originally developed for the gaming market and soon to become the weakest link in the AI economy.

Enter Groq's LPU™ Inference Engine. Specifically engineered for the demands of large language models (LLMs), the Language Processing Unit outpaces the GPU in speed, power, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. The quickest way to understand the opportunity is to watch the following talk – groq.link/scspdemo.

Why join Groq? AI will change humanity forever, and we believe preservation of human agency and self determination is only possible if AI is made affordably and universally accessible. Groq’s LPUs will power AI from an early stage, and you will get to leave your fingerprint on civilization.

Senior Network Engineer

Mission: to design, develop, implement, and maintain datacenter networks at scale across multiple sites to enable Groq to offer the fastest and most reliable inference in the world.

Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:

• Design and implement network architectures for data centers, including IPv4 and IPv6 deployments
• Work with software engineers and SREs to automate and streamline network operations, improve mean time to failure, and ensure high availability and reliability.
• Deploy, configure, maintain, and optimize network hardware at massive scale.
• Build secure networks using best practices and technologies in traffic analysis, intrusion detection and prevention, and defense in depth.

Ideal candidates have/are:

• In-depth understanding of network protocols, including BGP, OSPF, IPv6, and MPLS.
• Experience in designing and managing complex network architectures in large-scale datacenter environments, from first day to worst day.
• Hands-on experience with a wide range of network hardware including Cisco, Juniper, and Arista devices.
• Strong proficiency in network monitoring and management tools including SNMP, OOB/ILO and device provisioning.
• Familiarity with network automation and orchestration tools and patterns.
• Ability to lead incident response and post-mortem analysis, driving improvements in network reliability. We run what we build, so some on-call may be required.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including security and SRE teams.

Attributes of a Groqster:

• Humility - Egos are checked at the door
• Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
• Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
• Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
• Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $165,200 to $332,300, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.

Location: Groq is a geo-agnostic company, meaning you work where you are. Exceptional candidates will thrive in asynchronous partnerships and remote collaboration methods. Some roles may require being located near our primary sites, as indicated in the job description.

At Groq: Our goal is to hire and promote an exceptional workforce as diverse as the global populations we serve. Groq is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our organization. We value and celebrate diversity in thought, beliefs, talent, expression, and backgrounds. We know that our individual differences make us better.

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