Staff Datacenter Network Engineer

Groq, Inc. • Palo Alto, CA

46d • $203,200 - $239,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Datacenter Network Engineer at Groq, you will design, build, and deploy Groq's global datacenter network fabric to meet the highest standards of availability, efficiency, and automation. Your work will ensure a robust, scalable, and future-ready infrastructure that directly supports Groq's mission to deliver fast, cost-efficient inference services.

Requirements

• Hardware Proficiency - Hands‑on experience with Cisco Nexus, Juniper QFX, and Arista 7500/7800 series switches, including line‑card and transceiver management.
• GPU Clusters - RoCEv2 -
• BOM & Procurement Skills - Experience creating and maintaining BOMs, coordinating with procurement, and managing inventory.
• Automation & Scripting - Strong background in Ansible, Terraform, Python, and vendor APIs for configuration management.
• Monitoring & Telemetry - Familiarity with Prometheus and OpenTelemetry for port‑level visibility.
• Soft Skills - Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration abilities; comfortable mentoring and documenting complex designs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ML traffic patterns, SD‑WAN, or contributions to open‑source fabric projects.

Responsibilities

• Network Fabric Architecture and Design: Design end‑to‑end network topologies for new and existing data centers, covering IPv4/IPv6, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, and high‑availability fabric. Provide a scalable, fault‑tolerant foundation that keeps inference pipelines running 24/7.
• Hardware Deployment & Optimization: Deploy, configure, and tune Cisco, Juniper, and Arista switches, routers, and firewalls at massive scale. Ensure optimal throughput, low jitter, and predictable performance for ML workloads.
• Documentation and Bill‑of‑Materials (BOM) Management: Create and maintain accurate BOMs for all fabric components (switches, line cards, transceivers, cables, racks). Validate BOMs against design specifications and update them as hardware revisions or new models are introduced.
• Cross functional collaboration: Partner with Data Center Engineering (power, cabling, floor layouts) teams to understand traffic profiles and future scaling needs.

Benefits

• At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees