Research Director

3 days ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Software International Full time US$275,000 - US$300,000 per year


Software International (SI) supplies technical talent to a variety of Fortune 100/500/1000 and other companies in Canada/US. We currently have a Fulltime , permanent role as a Research Director - Data Center Networks with our global Fortune 100 ICT  client at their Toronto or Waterloo office.   The role is open to international sponsorship from abroad (US, Europe, Asia). 

Role(s) Required: Research Director - Data Center Networks

Location: Toronto or Waterloo, ON

Required Start Date: ASAP

Type: Full time, Perm

Salary: $275,000 - $300,000 + signing bonus + bonus and many other job perks

In this role you will spearhead the research of a Lab that focuses on advanced Data Center Network technologies.  You will work with global and local teams to plan and design next genereation tech.  

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the technical planning in the computing network and cloud network domains. Focusing on the innovation in the computing, cloud, or storage domains, especially on the high-performance data exchange, and network-computing-storage codesign.
  • Responsible for planning the technical routes and incubating breaking-through innovations that help the company build technical competitiveness.
  • Responsible for industrial and academic technological insights, figuring out the innovation opportunity, promoting the acceptance of innovation technologies within the company, and promoting the company's technology investment and layout.
  • Collaborate with the experts and HiSilicon/computing/cloud/storage product lines to promote the implementation of innovative technologies into commercial products.

Job requirements

What youll bring to the team:

  • PhD in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Software Engineering or related field
  • Experience in designing, developing, and researching cloud network architecture, computer architecture, or high-performance computing platforms.
  • Understanding of computing/cloud systems and communication networks and experience in leading large-scale R&D projects in related fields
  • Understanding of operating systems, communication protocol stacks, and hardware interconnection architecture
  • Familiar with the latest progress in the industry and academia; Strong curiosity, insight ability, and sense of direction about new technologies; Good at exploring large-granularity innovation opportunities
  • Understanding of the computing architecture, AI, cloud computing, storage, or related technical directions. Familiar with one or two sub-domains above, and have cross-domain background knowledge
  • Theoretical knowledge about one of the accelerators, such as NPU, GPU, or DPU as an asset

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