Network Team Lead

Fluidstack•New York, NY

6d•$200,000 - $291,000

About The Position

Fluidstack is seeking a Network Team Lead to build and lead the network engineering team. This role involves hiring, fostering growth, setting priorities, and ensuring delivery across both network design and operations. The ideal candidate will own the network roadmap, from fabric generations to backbone expansion, aligning with the company's build plan. They will also manage the operational rhythm between design, deployment, and production to ensure the network organization functions cohesively. A key aspect of this role is building the team ahead of demand, as Fluidstack requires engineers for its 10GW network infrastructure in a competitive market. Fluidstack's mission is to make humanity more free by delivering massive amounts of compute infrastructure for AI faster than anyone else. They are rethinking every layer of the stack, from acquiring power to operating data centers, with a focus on speed and scale. The company values extreme ownership, velocity, first principles thinking, and a passion for the AI frontier, often involving long hours at high intensity.

Requirements

Led network engineering organizations through rapid scale.
Hired network engineers in a market where everyone is hiring them.
Balance roadmap work and operations without letting either starve.
Engineers you've led ship faster because of how you run the team.

Nice To Haves

AI and HPC networking.
Multi-site programs.
Vendor relationship ownership.
Automation-first organizations.

Responsibilities

Lead the network engineering team: hiring, growth, priorities, and delivery across design and operations.
Own the network roadmap from fabric generations to backbone expansion, sequenced to the build plan.
Run the operating rhythm between design, deployment, and production so the network org moves as one.
Build the team ahead of demand: 10GW of network needs engineers the market barely produces.