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We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.\nJob Summary:\nSupermicro is seeking a highly skilled Senior Solutions Architect to join our team. This role will focus on providing expert technical leadership for Ethernet switching solutions, with strong emphasis on data center networking and AI/HPC cluster infrastructure. 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