Staff Network Engineer – Deployment (APAC)

About Nscale

Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you'll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you'll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

About the Role

We're looking for a Staff Network Engineer to build and bring up the networks behind Nscale's GPU clusters across Asia-Pacific. Based in Singapore, you'll join our Deployment organisation, a build org that owns every step from hardware arrival on site through to customer acceptance.

This is a hands-on engineering role at an early stage of our APAC expansion. You'll take network designs into production: configuring and validating cluster fabrics, front-end networks, and WAN edge, troubleshooting issues during bring-up, and making sure every build is ready for customers. You'll work closely with colleagues in Europe and the US, so some flexibility across time zones is part of the job. The role involves regular travel to sites and partners across the region.

What You'll be Doing

• Deploy, configure, and validate high-performance Ethernet and InfiniBand fabrics for large GPU clusters at our APAC sites.
• Bring up front-end, storage, and management networks and WAN edge connectivity for new sites and expansions in the region.
• Work with carriers, colocation providers, and IXPs across APAC to deliver circuits, cross-connects, and peering.
• Run network acceptance testing and performance validation ahead of customer handover.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across routing, switching, optics, and cabling during build and early life.
• Apply Nscale's global reference designs and build standards, and feed back what you learn in the field to Network Architecture.
• Build and improve automation for provisioning, configuration, and validation.
• Partner with Technical Program Managers, Data Centre Operations, and vendors to keep builds on schedule.
• Write clear runbooks and documentation so builds are repeatable across sites and regions.

About You

• 8+ years of network engineering experience in large-scale data centre, cloud, or HPC environments.
• Experience at a hyperscaler or major network vendor (e.g. Microsoft, AWS, Oracle/OCI, Cisco) or a comparable large-scale network.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of routing and switching: BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN, ECMP, and L2/L3 data centre design.
• Experience deploying and operating cluster networks, ideally including InfiniBand or RoCE fabrics.
• Familiarity with the APAC data centre and carrier landscape, including working with regional providers.
• Practical experience with network automation (Python, Ansible, or similar).
• Calm, methodical troubleshooter who can work under deadline pressure on live builds.
• Willingness to travel across Asia-Pacific as needed.

Nice to Have

• Experience building networks for GPU clusters or AI training environments.
• Familiarity with HPC topologies (Fat Tree, Rail) and 400G/800G optics.
• Experience with SONiC, Cumulus, or other open networking platforms.
• WAN, subsea or long-haul fibre, peering, or DWDM experience.
• Experience standing up infrastructure in a new region or market.
• Industry certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, or NVIDIA networking certifications.

Why this role matters

The network is what turns thousands of GPUs into a single system. As one of our first network engineers in APAC, you'll shape how Nscale builds in the region and how quickly new clusters reach customers there.

What We Can Offer You

At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact. We're building something extraordinary, and we want you at the core.

• Highly competitive package (base + equity) with reviews every 12 months. 🚀
• Join the fastest-growing tech startup, your chance to push boundaries, collaborate with brilliant minds, and make your mark on cutting-edge AI. ✨
• Dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by trying new things, leading, challenging the status quo, and owning your impact, always with our full support.
• Human-First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. 🫶🏽 Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments.
• Remote-first team: Geography is no barrier to impact or connection. We build seamless virtual collaboration, empowering you wherever you work.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At Nscale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.