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At the core of SambaNova's technology is the RDU (Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit) - a chip built on a dataflow architecture rather than the traditional GPU model. Its decode performance is especially strong for agentic workloads like multi-turn agents, code generation, and long-running applications. RDUs are packaged into SambaRack, rack-scale hardware that lets customers deploy state-of-the-art models with better performance, greater energy efficiency, and faster time to value.\nWe are looking for a Network Solutions Architect to join the Sambanova team focused on supporting Sambanova Customers as they build the next-generation infrastructure. As a part of the Sambanova solutions architecture team dedicated to Sambanova Customers, you will be driving end-to-end technology solution integration with some of Sambanova's most strategic customers as well as offering recommendations for business and engineering teams based on customer feedback on product strategy. If you have a real passion for technology, and you are interested in a role that you can make a difference in and contribute at all different levels, this may be a phenomenal position for you.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nDefine reference architectures - blueprint for end-to-end solutions integrating Sambanova RDU and networking into a data-center solution\nSupporting account teams identifying new business opportunities for Sambanova products and technology solutions in cloud, telco, enterprises, artificial intelligence, and Large-Language-Models (LLM) applications and working closely with the Sales teams and Product Marketing to make our customers' success a reality.\nBuilding and delivering custom-tailored product demonstrations and POCs for solutions that address critical business needs for our customers\nTechnical project management of complex networking deployments and design-in opportunities\nAnalyzing and troubleshooting performance issues with networking at the customer site and preparing and delivering technical training presentations\nProvide constructive feedback to engineering regarding product requirements, evolution, including submitting Requests for Enhancements supported with business evidence\nWhat We Need To See\nThis role is for an individual with the motivation and skills to drive the technical customer deployment around networking. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of Solution Architect (or similar Engineering roles) experience\nA Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering\nDatacenter engineering, networking, or cloud application knowledge. Deep networking experience, including network topologies considerations, solid knowledge of L2/L3 Ethernet or other networking protocols\nUnderstanding of system-level issues, including Operating Systems, Linux kernel drivers, PCIe devices, NICs, and hardware architecture\nTechnical presentation skills and confidence in developing Proofs-of-Concept\nMust have strong sense of achievement and customer focused attitude\nEffective time management and capable of balancing multiple demands with competing deadlines\nTravel required as needed (30% of the working hours)\nWays To Stand Out From The Crowd\nLow latency / high BW interconnect such as InfiniBand / Ethernet \nAbility to handle and resolve critical customer issues/problems resulting in a high level of customer satisfaction\nPractical experience with K8s and Linux Virtualization technologies (KVM)\nExperience with GPU accelerated systems administration and SW and distributed/parallel computing\nPractical DevOps and or Agentic AI experience\nBase Salary Range:\nBase Pay Range\n$225,000—$250,000 USD\nSubmission Guidelines\n Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at SambaNova Systems, you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. \nEEO Policy\n SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 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