Software Engineer - Networking Software and Services

Applied Intuition Inc.; Remote; EUR 153,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm seeks a Software Engineer focused on Networking Software and Services. The ideal candidate will build cutting-edge software to enhance network management for AI applications. Responsibilities include developing scalable tools, implementing best practices, and driving automation solutions for large-scale networks. This role offers a comprehensive compensation package, with an annual salary range between $180,000 and $440,000, including benefits such as equity and medical coverage.

Benefits

Equity

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Short & long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Deep experience collaborating with network engineers using extensive knowledge of network protocols.
• Expert knowledge in designing scalable and reliable software for managing network devices.
• Ability to create metrics for team prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Build software and tools for monitoring and managing GPU supercomputing networks.
• Implement IaC best practices and enhance deployment pipelines.
• Drive automation-first solutions for network management.

Skills

Collaboration with network engineers

Knowledge of network topologies

Designing scalable software

Python

Go

TCP/IP

BGP

RDMA

Job description

Software Engineer - Networking Software and Services

Location: Palo Alto - California, Memphis - Tennessee, or Remote (travel to Palo Alto and data centers expected).

About xAI

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands‑on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All engineers are expected to have strong communication skills and to be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

About the Role

As part of the Network Software and Services for AI (nssAI) team at xAI, you’ll build cutting‑edge software, services, and frameworks to empower our Network Development Engineers. Working hands‑on, you’ll tackle all facets of network management—metric collection, configuration, zero‑touch provisioning, monitoring, and auto‑remediation—driving automation‑first solutions for xAI’s production and ancillary networks. Expect to develop extensible tools, streamline complex processes, and ensure rock‑solid reliability to support xAI’s mission of accelerating human scientific discovery through AI.

Focus

• Building software and tools with extensive metrics coverage for some of the world’s largest GPU supercomputing network fabrics used for AI training and serving customer inference queries.
• Implement IaC best practices, enhancing deployment pipelines, and ensuring robust, secure service delivery across our production environments.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Deep experience collaborating with network engineers daily using extensive knowledge of network topologies, physical and logical, and network protocols.
• Expert knowledge and proven history with designing scalable and reliable software from the ground up that can build and orchestrate tens of thousands of network devices at lightning speeds.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, creating metrics that will help prioritize the focus of the team and your own.
• Python
• Go
• TCP/IP
• BGP
• RDMA

Annual Salary Range

$180,000 - $440,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long‑term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.