About the Role
Atoms is seeking an HPC Network Engineer to join its founding team. This role will design and manage the high-performance network connecting GPU compute, ensuring a fast and reliable fabric that can scale with cluster growth.
Responsibilities
- Design, optimize, and scale the high-performance network fabric interconnecting GPU and CPU compute.
- Build low-latency networking to support training and simulation workloads.
- Own capacity planning and manage network projects from design through deployment.
- Partner with vendors to select and engineer switches for future compute growth.
- Develop scripts and processes for network automation and efficiency.
- Collaborate with the infrastructure team to resolve cross-discipline problems with immediate operational impact.
Requirements
- Experience designing, deploying, and scaling networks for HPC or GPU compute environments.
- Hands-on experience managing switches across platforms such as Arista (EOS), Cisco (NX-OS), Nvidia (Cumulus), and/or SONiC.
- Solid capacity-planning and project-management skills.
- Packet decoding/analysis (tcpdump, Wireshark).
- Knowledge of fiber optics and high-speed cabling up to 800 Gbps.
- Familiarity with public cloud networks (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Familiarity with config management (Ansible, Salt).
- Familiarity with Python, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and GitHub.
- Awareness of data center power and cooling.
- Meticulous attention to detail, proactive problem-solving, and excellent communication.
Skills
- Arista (EOS)
- Cisco (NX-OS)
- Nvidia (Cumulus)
- SONiC
- tcpdump
- Wireshark
- Python
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- ELK
- GitHub
- Ansible
- Salt
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Founding team
Salary/Compensations
- $224,000 - $284,000 per year
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options
- 401(k)
- Equity
- Sick Time, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, and Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit Plan
- Team lunch in our SoMa office every Tuesday and Thursday
About the Company
- Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress, creating Physical AI robots for industries like food, mining, and transport.
- Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, enhancing reliability, scalability, and productivity.
- We integrate hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate, deploying and operating robots in real environments.
- We are a team of roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders focused on transforming physical systems.
- We believe the next great technology companies will transform both information and the physical systems shaping everyday life.
- We offer the opportunity to work on ambitious, challenging problems with real-world impact and a shared sense of purpose.
