Solution Engineer – AI/HPC Network Engineering

Description:

Location: Israel

Ra'anana - Hybrid work

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DriveNets is a leader in high-scale networking software for AI infrastructure and service providers. The company pioneered a disaggregated networking architecture that transforms the economics of large-scale networks while maximizing performance, utilization, and operational efficiency. DriveNets-powered networks are deployed by global leaders, including AT&T and Comcast, supporting more than 30% of total U.S. internet traffic. DriveNets AI Fabric delivers full-stack networking for AI infrastructures, providing the highest-performance, Ethernet-based alternative to InfiniBand. The solution is deployed by hyperscalers, NeoClouds, and enterprises worldwide. With over $1B raised, DriveNets continues to push the boundaries of modern networking infrastructure. 

 The Role

As a Solution Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, deploying, and optimizing Drivenets’ Network Cloud AI Infrastructure solutions. This individual contributor role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership, and hands-on experience to implement cutting-edge solutions for our customers. You will collaborate with sales engineering teams, customers, and cross-functional teams - including Product Management, Solution Architects, Engineering, and Marketing - to define technical requirements, articulate solution value, and ensure successful deployment on-site.

Key responsibilities include guiding customers through the design and deployment process, aligning technical solutions with business needs, and providing critical feedback to improve Drivenets’ product offerings. This position demands strong technical acumen, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to lead complex, high-impact projects in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities:

• Design and plan rack layouts and network topologies to support customer requirements.
• Perform Data Center upgrades and ensure smooth deployment of Drivenets solutions.
• Install and configure DriveNets products, ensuring optimal performance and customer satisfaction.
• Design and implement compelling Proof of Concept lab setups, run them, and collect and document the results for the field consumption
• Develop and deliver HLD and LLD documentation for customer deployments.
• Design and evaluate automation scripts for network operations, configuring server and switch fabrics.
• Engage with sales teams and customers to ensure success with major opportunities and deployments
• Introduce new products to the Drivenets sales and support teams and to Drivenets customers 
• Deliver technical trainings and TOIs for support/sales engineers, partners, and customers
• Collaborate on product definition through customer requirement gathering and roadmap planning

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years of experience in system administration, networking, or related fields.
• Technical expertise in Data Center or high-end enterprise network design (e.g. BGP, EVPN, QoS, Multicast)
• Experience in building lab demo or POC installations composed of products and tools from multiple vendors
• Hands-on experience with Python and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible).
• Hands-on with excellent troubleshooting skills
• Ability to write extensive technical content (white papers, technical briefs, test reports, etc.) for external audiences with a balance of technical accuracy, strategy, and clear messaging
• Ability to travel Domestic and international up to 20% of the time

 Ways to stand out from the crowd:           

• Familiarity with AI-relevant data center infrastructure and networking technologies such as: Infiniband, RoCEv2, lossless Ethernet technologies (PFC, ECN, etc), accelerated computing, GPU, DPU, etc.
• Understanding of AI/HPC systems: data center design, high speed interconnect InfiniBand, Cluster Storage and Scheduling related design and/or management experience.
• Understanding of data center operations fundamentals in networking, cooling, and power
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) and Telemetry (gRPC, gNMI, OTLP, etc).
• Proven experience with one or more Tier-1 Clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP or OCI) or emerging Neoclouds, and cloud-native architectures and software.
• Expertise with parallel filesystems (e.g. Lustre, GPFS, BeeGFS, WekaIO) and high-speed interconnects (InfiniBand, Omni Path, Ethernet).

If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. DriveNets is on a mission to build a special company comprised of individuals with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

DriveNets is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on upon race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Based in Israel with locations in Romania, US, India and Japan as well as extended teams, DriveNets operations cover more than twelve countries. With recognition by industry analysts and through partnerships with market leaders  such as AMD, Broadcom, Dell and others, DriveNets is pushing market momentum, delivering the scale and efficiency that modern AI workloads demand. Visit our website: 

https://drivenets.com/company/ ;