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We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.\nAt Nscale, our AI Infrastructure team plays a critical role in building the technology and services that power our GPU cloud platform, enabling customers to access reliable, scalable, and high-performance AI infrastructure globally.\nWe thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you'll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you'll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.\nAbout the Role\nWe are hiring a Principal Network Platform Lead to own the architecture and software platform that transforms Nscale's global backbone and edge network into a programmable, scalable service platform.\nSitting at the intersection of network engineering, software engineering, product development, and network service delivery, you'll own the systems that enable Nscale to provision, activate, manage, and monetise network services at global scale.\nYou'll lead the design of our network control plane, service orchestration capabilities, customer-facing APIs, and partner ecosystem integrations. Working closely with Product, Network Architecture, Sales Engineering, and Regional Engineering teams, you'll turn complex network capabilities into consumable services delivered through automation rather than manual engineering.\nThis is a hands-on technical leadership role. You'll define platform architecture, write and review production software, lead engineering initiatives, mentor engineers, and act as Nscale's technical authority for network programmability, orchestration, and ecosystem integration.\nWhat you'll be doing\nNetwork Platform Strategy & Ownership\nOwn the architecture, roadmap, and operation of Nscale's Network Platform.\n\nDefine platform strategy across service orchestration, network automation, API enablement, source-of-truth integration, and partner ecosystem integration.\n\nAct as the technical authority for network programmability across the Global Backbone & Edge Networks organisation.\n\nPartner with Network Architecture, Product Management, Sales Engineering, and Regional Engineering teams to align platform capabilities with customer requirements and technology roadmaps.\n\nSelf-Service Connectivity & Product Integration\nDesign and build service orchestration capabilities that automate the end-to-end lifecycle of Nscale network services.\n\nDevelop automation workflows that reduce customer onboarding times and eliminate manual configuration.\n\nDrive automation-first operational practices across the network organisation.\n\nOwn the self-service connectivity platform that enables network services to be exposed through APIs, workflows, and customer-facing experiences.\n\nTranslate product and service requirements into platform capabilities, APIs, automation workflows, and operational processes.\n\nAPI Architecture & Ecosystem Integration\nDesign, develop, and govern APIs enabling internal systems, customers, and partners to consume Nscale network services.\n\nOwn integrations with cloud exchanges, interconnection platforms, carriers, cloud providers, DDoS vendors, and other ecosystem partners.\n\nBuild automation for third-party service provisioning, inventory, activation, and lifecycle management.\n\nServe as a senior technical interface with strategic partners on API capabilities, integration roadmaps, and programmability.\n\nEnsure orchestration workflows maintain data consistency across internal and external platforms.\n\nSoftware Engineering & Platform Operations\nLead development of production-quality software using modern engineering practices.\n\nOwn platform codebases, CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, deployment processes, and operational tooling.\n\nEstablish engineering standards across coding, version control, testing, release management, documentation, and operational support.\n\nPartner with Platform Engineering to ensure reliability, resilience, performance, and rapid issue resolution in production.\n\nDrive continuous improvement across architecture, observability, engineering practices, and operational efficiency.\n\nTechnical Leadership\nProvide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers working across network automation and APIs.\n\nFoster an automation-first software engineering culture focused on quality, testing, and continuous improvement.\n\nCollaborate 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implementing Infrastructure-as-Code and Network-as-Code in production.\n\nKnowledge of NETCONF, RESTCONF, YANG, OpenConfig, gNMI, streaming telemetry, or similar technologies.\n\nExperience designing third-party API integrations, authentication and authorisation models, and API lifecycle management.\n\nUnderstanding of service modelling, workflow orchestration, inventory management, and source-of-truth architectures.\n\nStrong stakeholder management and ability to influence technical strategy across engineering, Product, Operations, Sales, and leadership teams.\n\nComfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve rapidly.\n\nPreferred Experience\nExperience within a cloud provider, hyperscaler, telecommunications carrier, ISP, interconnection platform, or network service provider.\n\nExperience integrating with platforms such as Megaport, Equinix Fabric, PacketFabric, Console Connect, AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, or Google Cloud 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Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments.\nEqual Opportunities Statement\nWe strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.\nIf there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.\nThe responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. 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