Senior Systems Engineer - Hyperscaler, AI, and Cloud Titans (AI)

Location: Hybrid in Seattle, WA, United States; on-site work at customer facilities in the Seattle area is required 1–2 days per week, with occasional domestic and international travel.

Base salary: $128,000–186,000K annually, plus discretionary bonuses and equity.

Company

hirify.global develops client-to-cloud networking solutions for large data centers, campus environments, and routing infrastructure using cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact and trusted advisor for a strategic hyperscaler customer.
• Own the technical lifecycle, evolution, adoption, and expansion of existing Arista deployments.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities, influence technical requirements, and lead evaluations and proofs of concept.
• Design and validate scalable, resilient network solutions for hyperscale requirements and coordinate successful deployments.
• Bridge customer requirements, feature requests, and complex technical escalations across Product Management, Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, and TAC.
• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives and share customer and field insights to influence products, technology, and strategy.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in networking engineering, systems engineering, network architecture, or a related technical field.
• Experience with large-scale data center networking, preferably in hyperscale, cloud service provider, or AI environments.
• Strong expertise in data center networking architectures and technologies, including Leaf-Spine topologies, VXLAN, and EVPN.
• Expert knowledge of Ethernet, switching, and Layer 2/Layer 3 networking technologies.
• Strong understanding of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, and other routing technologies.
• Experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex, highly scalable network architectures.
• Demonstrated customer-facing experience and ability to build trusted relationships with senior technical stakeholders.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives and coordinate cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills, including documenting technical requirements, architectural recommendations, and findings.
• Willingness to work on-site at customer facilities in the Seattle area 1–2 days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience as a Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, or Solutions Architect at a networking equipment vendor.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with required customer-site presence in the Seattle area.
• Occasional domestic and international travel may be required.
• US-based employees receive medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, tax savings, and income protection benefits.
• Eligible for discretionary bonuses and equity in addition to base pay.
• Inclusive, collaborative environment focused on innovation, quality, and work-life balance.