Senior System Validation Engineer

Cornelis Networks delivers the world’s highest performance scale-out networking solutions for AI and HPC datacenters. Our differentiated architecture seamlessly integrates hardware, software and system level technologies to maximize the efficiency of GPU, CPU and accelerator-based compute clusters at any scale. Our solutions drive breakthroughs in AI & HPC workloads, empowering our customers to push the boundaries of innovation. Backed by top-tier venture capital and strategic investors, we are committed to innovation, performance and scalability - solving the world’s most demanding computational challenges with our next-generation networking solutions.  

 

We are a fast-growing, forward-thinking team of architects, engineers, and business professionals with a proven track record of building successful products and companies. As a global organization, our team spans multiple U.S. states and six countries, and we continue to expand with exceptional talent in onsite, hybrid, and fully remote roles. 

Cornelis Networks is seeking a talented experienced Senior System Validation Engineer to drive system- and component-level validation including test design and development, automation, continuous integration, debug, documentation, and reporting.  As a key member of our validation team, you will be responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining software tools, test frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines.

 

Responsibilities

• Architect and drive the implementation of validation infrastructure including shared libraries, frameworks, and reusable modules, written in Python
• Clearly document infrastructure and test development plans and align them to key feature delivery dates across multiple products and validation cycles
• Design and execute test cases at all stages of the validation lifecycle, from manual investigative testing to complete automated regression test suites 
• Design, implement, update, and debug automated test cases 
• Configure and maintain continuous integration systems, monitor results, and triage failures 
• Troubleshoot and debug issues at the system, network, and software component levels 
• Champion AI-assisted development tool adoption into team workflows, including evaluating new tools, establishing best practices for use, and driving process improvements that increase development velocity and code quality
• Identify gaps, suggest solutions, and continually enhance software validation procedures, processes, and practices

 

Minimum Qualifications

• S or M.S. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, or related discipline and at least 3-5 years of work experience
• Candidate must demonstrate excellent communication, organization, and time management skills 
• Demonstrated experience with object-oriented programming in Python
• Experience with multiple of the following: 
  • Software validation at the system and/or integration level 
  • Debugging and troubleshooting system, network, and software issues 
  • Collaborating across teams to ensure quality test development and issue resolution
• Solid understanding of agile practices such as sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives, with demonstrated experience leading scrum ceremonies and providing technical guidance to team members
• Experience with networking technologies, especially Omni-Path, InfiniBand, Ethernet, or other HPC or RDMA interconnects 
• Working knowledge of version control software (e.g., git) 
• Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and experience with pipeline automation tools such as Jenkins

 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding workflows, including code generation, debugging, and test reviews
• Prior Linux system administration experience
• Utilizing Ansible for configuration management and deployment
• Knowledge of storage filesystems, protocols, and benchmarks
• Ability to work independently and proactively in a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering environment.
• Knowledge of UEFI capabilities and utilizing PXE boot for installation and configuration of various Linux distributions
• Experience with Ether