Network Automation Software Lead at TensorWave
Las Vegas, NV
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Aug 4, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
Sep 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on technical lead role at a GPU cloud provider, responsible for designing and owning an end-to-end zero-touch provisioning and network automation platform for large-scale datacenter GPU fabrics. The role also involves leading a small team of software engineers and SREs, setting technical direction, and integrating the platform with broader infrastructure tooling. Suits an experienced network automation engineer with strong software engineering fundamentals who is comfortable carrying significant individual code contribution alongside team leadership.
Senior level · 8+ years · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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The job title is 'Network Automation Software Lead' with no explicit seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. However, the role requires 8+ years of experience, team leadership, roadmap ownership, and meaningful individual code contribution — consistent with a Senior-level scope.
This role sits at the boundary between a hands-on senior software engineer (15-1252) and an engineering manager (11-3021): the posting explicitly states the person will lead a small team, own roadmap and prioritization, and hire/mentor, but also 'carry a meaningful share of the code.' The primary framing is software engineering with leadership duties, so 15-1252 is the primary classification with 11-3021 as the runner-up.
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting. TensorWave appears to be a US-based company, but the role's location (city/state, remote vs. on-site) is not stated. The 'In-Office Perks' mention suggests at least a partial in-office expectation, so remote is set to false, but this is uncertain.
Python and Go are listed together as 'Python and/or Go' — they are interchangeable options for the same requirement, so they are captured as a single skill with alternatives.
Prometheus, Grafana, Kafka, and OpenTelemetry are listed together as 'or similar' observability/telemetry options under required qualifications. Prometheus is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives. Grafana, Kafka, and OpenTelemetry are also listed separately as preferred to reflect their individual mention in the preferred section.
NetBox and Nautobot are listed as interchangeable source-of-truth systems under required qualifications.
RoCEv2/RDMA is listed as 'ideally' within the required qualifications block — this qualifier signals it is preferred rather than a hard gate, so it is marked as preferred.
Batfish and containerlab appear only under Preferred Qualifications as examples of network validation/digital-twin tooling.
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