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Materials Manager, Networking & Hardware

Fluidstack· Delivery
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Austin, TX, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, U.S. Remote, Seattle, WA$155k - $199kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Role focused on owning the networking hardware category (switches, routers, DPUs) for large-scale accelerator fabric deployments, negotiating with networking OEMs, managing dual-sourcing and alignment with engineering roadmaps.

Responsibilities

  • Own the networking hardware category: switches, routers, and DPUs for fabrics connecting 100k+ accelerator clusters.
  • Negotiate supply agreements with networking OEMs covering price, lead time, and roadmap access.
  • Dual-source critical switch platforms and manage the qualification burden that dual-sourcing creates.
  • Align buy plans with network engineering roadmaps so hardware generations land when designs need them, not after.

Qualifications

  • You've sourced networking hardware at scale from major OEMs.
  • You've handled end-of-life and generation transitions without stranding inventory or stalling builds.
  • You understand enough of the technology (optics, ASICs, port speeds) to negotiate credibly with product teams.
  • You keep firmware, licensing, and support terms from becoming the expensive surprise later.
  • Bonus: AI/HPC fabric hardware. White-box and ODM switching. Optics supply chains. Vendor financing structures.

Skills

Required:Networking hardware sourcingEnd-of-life / generation transitionsTechnical negotiation (optics, ASICs, port speeds)
Last updated Oct 6, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Fluidstack builds civilization-scale infrastructure for AI, delivering gigawatts of compute in 6 months. We're leading the deployment of Anthropic's $50B compute build out.

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