✦ Luna Orbit — Consulting & Advisory

Principal (or Staff) Solution Architect

at VMware

📍 2 Locations Unknown Posted April 14, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience executive
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Masters required; PhD preferred
Category Consulting & Advisory

Lead solution architecture work for China data center customers, XPU vendors, AI model companies, and OEMs using Broadcom assets. Define solution architectures with customers and validate them through hands-on prototype development.

  • Drive solution architecture activities with data center customers and OEMs
  • Define architectures with customers on top of Broadcom chips, firmware, microcode, SDK/drivers and application software
  • Perform hands-on prototype development to realize and validate solution architectures
  • Lead requirements identification and architecture discussions for new Broadcom assets
  • Independently drive technical solution investigation, architecture design and prototype development

Deep technical architecture and execution across chips, firmware, microcode, SDK/drivers, and application software. Includes protocol design, implementation, and debugging for AI cluster networks, with preferred familiarity in GPU architecture, NoC, Scale-up, and AI infrastructure components (communication library, SHMEM, DeepEP).

The ideal candidate is a senior solution architect with 5+ years of experience in RDMA NIC software developments or related solution/chip/system architecture work. They can independently lead architecture design, protocol design, implementation and debugging, and have familiarity with AI cluster networks and AI infrastructure components like SHMEM and DeepEP.

Masters required5+ year of relevant work experience in RDMA NIC software developmentssolution architectchip architector system architectAbility to independently drive technical solution investigationarchitecture design and prototype developmentExcellent organizational and communication skillsFluent verbal and written English communication skillSuperior analytical skills to "connect the dots" between customer requirements
Familiar with popular GPU architecturememory modelNoC and Scale-upFamiliar with popular AI Infra software stackincluding communication librarySHMEMand DeepEPand popular AI modelsExperience with architecture designprotocol designsimplementationdebugging in AI cluster networks or a similar domain
solution architecture activitiesarchitecture designprototype developmentRDMA NIC software developmentschip architectsystem architectprotocol designsimplementationdebuggingAI cluster networksGPU architecturememory modelNoCScale-upAI Infra software stackcommunication librarySHMEMDeepEPrequirements identificationarchitecture definition
solution architecture activitiesarchitecture designprototype developmentRDMA NIC software developmentssystem architectchip architectRDMA NICprotocol designsimplementationdebuggingAI cluster networksGPU architecturememory modelNoCScale-upAI Infra software stackcommunication librarySHMEMDeepEPAI model companiesrequirements identificationtechnical solution investigationmicrocodeSDK/driversfirmwarechipsapplication softwareanalytical skills to connect the dots between customer requirementsproduct portfolioand ecosystem partners' product portfolioEnglish verbal and written communication
excellent organizational and communication skillsability to independently drive technical solution investigationsuperior analytical skillsproactive and self-motivatedworking independentlycross-functional collaborationpartnering with customersstrong drive and passion to explore new technologiesdiscussions and negotiations with customers and industry
Industry SaaS
Job Function Design and validate data-center AI/RDMA solutions as a senior solution architect
Role Subtype Solutions Architect
Tech Domains VMware, AI & Machine Learning, Networking / TCP-IP, System Architecture, RDMA NIC
PrincipalStaffSolution ArchitectSolutions Architectsolution architecturearchitecture designprototype developmentRDMARDMA NIC software developmentschip architectsystem architectprotocol designsimplementationdebuggingAI cluster networksGPU architecturememory modelNoCScale-upAI Infra software stackcommunication librarySHMEMDeepEPcustomer requirementsrequirements identificationarchitecture definitionhand-on workschipsfirmwaremicrocodeSDK/driversapplication softwareOEMs

Masters required, 5+ year of relevant work experience in RDMA NIC software developments, solution architect, chip architect, or system architect, Ability to independently drive technical solution investigation, architecture design and prototype development, Fluent verbal and written English communication skill is mandatory

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