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Network Solutions Architect
Sambanova Systems INC · 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 23 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 4 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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The US Department of Labor certified 23 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 4 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
SambaNova is a leader in next-generation AI infrastructure, delivering a full-stack inference platform for customers worldwide. At the core of SambaNova's technology is the RDU (Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit) — a chip built on a dataflow architecture rather than the traditional GPU model. Its decode performance is especially strong for agentic workloads like multi-turn agents, code generation, and long-running applications. RDUs are packaged into SambaRack, rack-scale hardware that lets customers deploy state-of-the-art models with better performance, greater energy efficiency, and faster time to value. We are looking for a Network Solutions Architect to join the Sambanova team focused on supporting Sambanova Customers as they build the next-generation infrastructure. As a part of the Sambanova solutions architecture team dedicated to Sambanova Customers, you will be driving end-to-end technology solution integration with some of Sambanova's most strategic customers as well as offering recommendations for business and engineering teams based on customer feedback on product strategy. If you have a real passion for technology, and you are interested in a role that you can make a difference in and contribute at all different levels, this may be a phenomenal position for you. What You'll Be Doing • Define reference architectures - blueprint for end-to-end solutions integrating Sambanova RDU and networking into a data-center solution • Supporting account teams identifying new business opportunities for Sambanova products and technology solutions in cloud, telco, enterprises, artificial intelligence, and Large-Language-Models (LLM) applications and working closely with the Sales teams and Product Marketing to make our customers' success a reality. • Building and delivering custom-tailored product demonstrations and POCs for solutions that address critical business needs for our customers • Technical project management of complex networking deployments and design-in opportunities • Analyzing and troubleshooting performance issues with networking at the customer site and preparing and delivering technical training presentations • Provide constructive feedback to engineering regarding product requirements, evolution, including submitting Requests for Enhancements supported with business evidence What We Need To See • This role is for an individual with the motivation and skills to drive the technical customer deployment around networking. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of Solution Architect (or similar Engineering roles) experience • A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering • Datacenter engineering, networking, or cloud application knowledge. Deep networking experience, including network topologies considerations, solid knowledge of L2/L3 Ethernet or other networking protocols • Understanding of system-level issues, including Operating Systems, Linux kernel drivers, PCIe devices, NICs, and hardware architecture • Technical presentation skills and confidence in developing Proofs-of-Concept • Must have strong sense of achievement and customer focused attitude • Effective time management and capable of balancing multiple demands with competing deadlines • Travel required as needed (30% of the working hours) Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd • Low latency / high BW interconnect such as InfiniBand / Ethernet • Ability to handle and resolve critical customer issues/problems resulting in a high level of customer satisfaction • Practical experience with K8s and Linux Virtualization technologies (KVM) • Experience with GPU accelerated systems administration and SW and distributed/parallel computing • Practical DevOps and or Agentic AI experience Base Salar