Global Connectivity Distinguished Engineer

Description

The company's data centers run products spanning high-performance computing and machine learning, including work for autonomous vehicles and healthcare. Its integrated system designs are built tightly around its GPU products.

The team is hiring a Global Connectivity Distinguished Engineer to speed up next-generation work.

In this role you will partner with industry players to shape how high-capacity long-haul terrestrial and subsea routes are designed, built and tuned to link AI Factories. You connect the physical fiber layer with AI deployments at global scale.

Responsibilities

• Work with partners on varied long-haul terrestrial routes, keeping networks resilient and moving large volumes of data between regional AI hubs.
• Take part in subsea and terrestrial consortiums to add capacity, improve efficiency and lower the cost per bit of transit.
• Partner with government relations teams to shape market rules so that reliable, scalable fiber options become available for AI Factories.
• Run market and connectivity-systems analysis, including economic modeling, risk assessment and portfolio valuation, to guide investment choices.
• Push transport away from best-effort service toward ultra-reliable, low-latency communication (URLLC) protocols.
• Work through complex international regulatory frameworks and ITU-T standards to find limits on cross-border data transfers.
• Manage 3 to 5 year timelines for carrier-neutral interconnection alongside government stakeholders.
• Align AI interconnection plans with national data residency laws and with security and encryption requirements.
• Lead commercial, regulatory, engineering and analytical groups to carry out one coordinated global fiber strategy.

Requirements

• 18+ years in a business leadership role at a hyperscale cloud provider or a Tier-1 global carrier.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Proven record leading large infrastructure projects, such as transoceanic subsea systems or national-scale terrestrial fiber builds.
• Experience designing interconnects for dense GPU clusters, including the different backhaul needs of AI training and AI inference.
• Solid grasp of Right-of-Way (ROW), subsea landing stations and power-to-fiber ratios.
• Track record leading multidisciplinary teams and carrying out sophisticated commercial initiatives.
• Proven engagement with utility commissions, federal regulators and grid operators.
• Experience with both new and established global fiber ecosystems.
• Skilled in financial modeling, contracts and risk evaluation for energy-related deals.
• Stand out: deep expertise in fiber-system economics, utility ratemaking and energy markets.
• Stand out: experience negotiating agreements, assessing shared right-of-way options and supporting large-scale infrastructure planning.
• Stand out: comfort working where engineering, markets and policy meet.

Conditions

Base salary: 320,000 USD to 488,750 USD, set by location, experience and other objective job-related factors.

This is an existing vacancy, with applications accepted at least until November 3, 2026.

The company uses AI tools in its recruiting process.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on protected characteristics.