Shape the AI buildout

About Netris

Netris is the leading network automation platform for AI clouds. AI is the largest infrastructure buildout in history, and networking is its bottleneck. Netris is the automation and multi-tenancy layer for AI cloud networking, enabling operators to launch GPU clouds in weeks, provision tenants instantly, and maximize GPU utilization. The company experienced 800% ARR growth in the last 12 months, with 35+ live GPU cluster deployments globally and growing, and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz. SDN reinvented data center networking, and Netris is doing it for the AI cloud with NAAM: Network Automation, Abstraction, and Multi-Tenancy.

The role

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Network Engineer to join the Netris Customer Success team and work directly with customers and partners to design and deploy large-scale AI datacenter networks.

This is a highly technical, customer-facing role that requires deep hands-on expertise in modern datacenter networking, including EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, Linux networking. You’ll be responsible for bringing complex network environments into production, validating their operation, and troubleshooting issues across the control plane and data plane.

What you’ll do

• Design, configure, and deploy large-scale EVPN/VXLAN AI datacenter fabrics using Netris.
• Work directly with customers and partners throughout production deployment projects.
• Troubleshoot complex control-plane and data-plane issues across BGP EVPN, VXLAN, Linux networking, and physical network infrastructure.
• Configure and operate Cumulus Linux, Arista, SONiC-based networking platforms .
• Work extensively with Linux networking, including iproute2, bridges, VRFs, VLANs, bonding, and network namespaces.
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP in multi-VRF environments.
• Validate network designs, configurations, connectivity, redundancy, and failure scenarios before production handoff.
• Perform packet-level troubleshooting using tools such as tcpdump and other Linux networking utilities.
• Work closely with customer engineering teams, Netris engineering, and other technical partners to resolve deployment and production issues.
• Document deployment procedures, configurations, troubleshooting findings, and operational best practices.

What we’re looking for

• Deep hands-on experience deploying and operating modern datacenter networks.
• Strong understanding of EVPN/VXLAN architectures, including L2/L3 services, symmetric/asymmetric IRB, VRFs, and multi-tenant environments.
• Strong BGP knowledge, including both traditional routing and BGP EVPN.
• Strong hands-on Linux networking experience.
• Experience with one or more of the following switch NOS – Cumulus Linux, Arista EOS, SONiC, and Junos.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across the network control plane, data plane, and physical infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of data center switching hardware, Ethernet, routing, VLANs, MLAG, EVPN-MH, and leaf-spine architectures.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot complex networking issues down to the packet level.
• CCIE Routing & Switching / Enterprise Infrastructure or CCIE Data Center-level knowledge is highly valued; certification is not required.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with customers and partners.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with network automation and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with FRR or other Linux routing stacks.
• Experience working with GPU/AI infrastructure or high-performance datacenter environments.
• Experience deploying and supporting large-scale production infrastructure in customer-facing environments.

Compensation, benefits, logistics

• Competitive salary +  meaningful equity
• Full time
• Remote
• Medical, vision, dental, 401(k), disability insurance, flexible PTO (US; benefits vary by location)