Principal Network Engineer at TensorWave
Las Vegas, NV
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Jul 30, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on network architecture role at an AI cloud infrastructure company, responsible for owning front-end network design across DCI, edge, ingress/egress, and control-plane networks for large-scale GPU-accelerated data centers. The role spans architecture definition, carrier relationships, Kubernetes-centric network solutions, and direct collaboration with a back-end RDMA fabric counterpart. Best suited to a seasoned data center network engineer with deep BGP and large-scale Ethernet fabric experience.
Senior level · 10+ years · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 1, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role blends architecture design (closer to 15-1241 Computer Network Architects) with hands-on deployment, validation, and operations (closer to 15-1244). Because the posting emphasizes owning and operating production networks day-to-day alongside the architecture work, 15-1244 was chosen as the primary code, with 15-1241 as the runner-up.
The title 'Principal' here describes a senior individual-contributor network engineer, not an org-wide technical authority in the software-engineering sense — the scope is a single domain (front-end network) within one company, so the seniority band is assessed as Senior rather than Principal.
The multi-vendor NOS requirement (Junos, IOS/IOS-XE, NX-OS, EOS, SONiC) is listed as a single gate on NOS experience; the specific platforms are captured as alternatives on the Junos skill. Similarly, the multi-vendor hardware requirement (Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Whitebox) is captured as alternatives on the Juniper skill.
Optical standards familiarity (SR/LR/ER, DWDM) is listed under required qualifications; DWDM is the most concrete named standard and is captured as a required skill representing that requirement.
Automation/scripting (Python, Go, Bash) and Kubernetes networking are listed under Preferred Qualifications.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): network automation.
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