About Nscale
Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. The AI Infrastructure team plays a critical role in building the global network infrastructure that powers the GPU cloud platform, enabling reliable, high-performance connectivity across data centres, customers, cloud partners, and the global backbone.
About the Role
We are hiring a Principal Network Backbone & Edge Architect to serve as the senior technical design authority for Nscale's global network infrastructure, designing, validating, and owning the technical standards governing transport networks from GPU data centre edge through WAN and backbone transport to cloud exchange connectivity and Internet peering.
What You'll Be Doing
- Own and maintain Nscale's global network architecture standards across DC edge, WAN edge, backbone transport, and cloud exchange.
- Lead the design of new network infrastructure deployments across regions.
- Identify and evaluate emerging capabilities including 800G/1.6T coherent optics and AI-driven network operations.
- Serve as the final technical authority for major network design decisions.
About You
- 12+ years of network engineering experience, including at least 4 years in a senior architecture or Principal Engineering role.
- Deep expertise in large-scale IP/MPLS network design, SRv6, IPv6, BGP, and multi-AS routing architectures.
- Hands-on expertise with Nokia SR routing platforms and coherent optical transport architecture.
- Experience with network automation architecture, including OpenConfig, NETCONF, YANG.