Principal Technology Role
San Jose, CA - USA
Job Summary
Please Note:
1. If you are a first time user please create your candidatelogin account before you apply for a job. (Click Sign In > Create Account)
2. If you already have a Candidate Account please Sign-In before you apply.
Job Description:
Principal Technology Leader AI Networking & Infrastructure Architecture
Role Overview
We are seeking a Principal Technology Leader to drive the architecture strategy and ecosystem engagement for next-generation AI networking and infrastructure solutions. This role operates horizontally across business units shaping cohesive end-to-end (E2E) system architectures spanning GPU/XPU compute networking fabrics memory systems and software stacks.
The candidate will engage deeply with hyperscalers AI platform providers and silicon partners influencing both product direction and industry standards while translating workload requirements into scalable high-performance infrastructure designs.
Key Responsibilities
1. Cross-BU Technical Leadership
- Work across switching NIC optics and software BUs to:
- Align on a unified AI networking strategy
- Influence roadmaps and feature prioritization
- Ensure architectural consistency across product lines
- Act as a technical bridge between silicon systems and software teams
- Identify gaps and drive new product/feature incubation
2. Customer & Partner Engagement
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to key customers:
- Hyperscalers
- AI infrastructure providers
- GPU/XPU vendors
- Engage in deep co-design discussions on:
- Cluster architectures
- Networking topologies (Clos Dragonfly multi-plane scale-up)
- Congestion control and transport behavior
- Translate customer requirements into actionable architectural and product inputs
- Support executive-level technical discussions and strategic engagements
3. AI Networking Strategy & Industry Leadership
- Define and drive long-term AI networking strategy including:
- Ethernet evolution for AI (lossless low-latency enhancements)
- Scale-up networking over Ethernet (e.g. SUE ESUN concepts)
- Integration with emerging standards (UEC OCP IEEE)
- Represent the company in:
- Industry consortia (OCP UEC IEEE)
- Technical conferences (SC Hot Chips etc.)
- Develop thought leadership: whitepapers keynote content technical blogs
4. Ecosystem Development
- Build strong partnerships across:
- GPU/XPU vendors
- System OEMs/ODMs
- Software stack providers (frameworks runtimes orchestration)
- Influence open ecosystem development while ensuring competitive differentiation
- Drive interoperability and standardization efforts
Required Qualifications - Bachelors degree in Engineering field and 15 years of experience in:
- Networking architecture (Ethernet switching NICs transport protocols)
- Large-scale distributed systems or HPC/AI infrastructure
- Deep expertise in:
- AI/ML workloads (training & inference)
- Scale-up and scale-out network architectures
- Congestion control transport protocols and performance optimization
- Strong understanding of:
- GPU/XPU architectures and communication patterns
- Memory systems (HBM CXL KV cache architectures)
- Proven experience working with hyperscalers or large cloud providers
- Demonstrated ability to influence product strategy and architecture at scale
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with:
- Ultra Ethernet / RDMA / RoCE / custom AI transports
- High-radix switching architectures and topology design
- Optical interconnects (pluggables LPO CPO)
- Active participation in industry standards bodies (OCP UEC IEEE)
- Track record of:
- Publications patents or conference presentations
- Driving cross-organizational initiatives
Additional Job Description:
Compensation and Benefits
The annual base salary range for this position is$163800 - $262000.
As a valued member of our team youll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant but also annual equity awards connecting your success directly to the companys growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.
Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical dental and vision plans 401(K) participation including company matching Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) company paid holidays paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.
Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race color creed religion sex sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability status medical condition pregnancy protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.
If you are located outside USA please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
Broadcom Inc. is a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor, enterprise software and security solutions.