Researcher - Data Center Network

Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Researcher.

About the team:

The Data Center Network Lab focuses on advancing next-generation data centre networks and transport technologies. Working together with industry experts, the lab addresses complex networking challenges and integrates innovative research into various product lines. The team specializes in network protocol and architecture design for computing, cloud and storage interconnections, aiming to establish a leading network system. This lab fosters personal and professional growth, encouraging learning and team development in the digital intelligence era.

About the Job:

• Conduct research in the data centre networks, focusing on network optimization on the large-scale AI cluster and cloud computing networks.

• Design protocols and algorithms in the transport layer to improve the end-to-end performance for the computing, cloud and storage applications and Build simulation and/or hardware prototype to verify the design.

• Collaborate with the HQ experts and Corresponding product lines to promote the implementation of our design into commercial products. 

• Follow the latest progress in both industry and academia. Attend various meetings and write technical insight reports.

About the Ideal Candidate:

• PhD or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, with research and development experience in designing and developing data centre networks, distributed systems, or computer architecture.

• Understanding of the data centre networks, distributed systems, compute architecture, AI, cloud computing or related technical directions. Familiar with one or two sub-domains above.

• Proficiency in C/C++, Python or P4 programming.

• Proficient in communication protocol stacks and transport algorithms.

• Excellent communication skills with a strong ability to engage effectively both internally and externally.