Senior Director, Interconnection & Network (AI Datacenter)

About Bitdeer:

Bitdeer is a world-leading technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure.

Bitdeer is committed to providing comprehensive Bitcoin mining solutions for its customers and building AI computational infrastructure to support the AI revolution. Bitdeer handles complex processes involved in computing such as equipment procurement, transport logistics, data center design and construction, equipment management, and daily operations. Bitdeer also offers advanced cloud capabilities to customers with high demand for artificial intelligence.

Headquartered in Singapore, Bitdeer has deployed data centers across multiple countries, including the United States, Norway, Bhutan, and Ethiopia. To learn more, visit https://ir.bitdeer.com/

We are seeking

We are seeking a Senior Director, Interconnection & Network Economics to own the architecture and economics of how Bitdeer’s AI cloud connects to the rest of the world. You will decide what our border, interconnection and long-haul connectivity should be and what it should cost, from peering and Internet Exchange (IX) strategy and hyperscaler on-ramps to build-versus-lease decisions for data center interconnect (DCI). You will turn GPU-cluster performance requirements into a north-south network design and a delivered cost curve. You will work alongside our Network Infrastructure & Connectivity team, which sources, contracts and operates that connectivity, and set the target architecture and cost model they deliver against. This role suits a recognized interconnection practitioner who has run edge connectivity and optical transport for production GPU infrastructure.

What you will be responsible for

• Own Bitdeer’s traffic-exchange architecture and its delivered cost curve ($/Mbps, $/Gbps), and set the target interconnection architecture and cost model for our AI cloud and data center sites.
• Define and lead peering and IX strategy, including Bitdeer’s public and private interconnection posture and IX participation, and represent Bitdeer in the peering and IX community.
• Set meet-me room (MMR) and border physical design standards, including separated MDFs, distinct power and cooling failure domains, and dual-homed cluster border switches.
• Design hyperscaler interconnect, including AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute and Google Cloud Interconnect, and agree in advance the burst profiles both sides must support.
• Lead build-versus-lease architecture and costing for DCI, metro transport and dark fiber, and recommend the position for leadership approval before it is sourced and delivered.
• Model GPU-cluster SLA exposure at the border, including path-length asymmetry, ECMP hashing, jitter and cluster dropout, and turn it into design requirements and SLA-credit risk.
• Define Bitdeer’s InfiniBand and RoCE posture at the north-south boundary so that border design supports GPU backend fabrics and their migration path.
• Contribute production InfiniBand and RoCEv2 experience to GPU cluster fabric design reviews (fat-tree, rail-optimized and dragonfly topologies), so that east-west fabric choices and the north-south border are designed together.
• Advise on fabric performance standards, including adaptive routing, DCQCN/ECN congestion control, traffic isolation and NCCL behavior, where they affect border design, cluster SLAs or cost.
• Select border platforms, including router versus switch and FIB and hardware scale, and recommend standards for approval and deployment.
• Advise on connectivity and GPU fabric incidents that have an architectural or cross-boundary root cause, and feed the lessons back into design standards and the cost model.

How you will stand out

• 15+ years in network engineering and interconnection at internet, CDN, cloud or AI-infrastructure scale.
• Production accountability for edge connectivity and/or backbone optical transport supporting large-scale GPU or AI infrastructure across multiple data centers.
• Hands-on production experience with InfiniBand and RoCEv2 GPU fabrics (fat-tree, rail-optimized or dragonfly topologies; Nvidia, Arista and Cisco platforms), including RoCE migration planning, and familiarity with UFM, adaptive routing, DCQCN/ECN congestion control and NCCL tuning.
• Deep peering and IX expertise and a track record in network economics: measurably reducing delivered cost per Mbps while supporting traffic growth across large IX footprints and multi-Tbps peak traffic.
• Strong DCI and long-haul design skills: 400G-class DCI, DWDM and optical transport, build-versus-lease costing, optical lead times and in-line amplifier (ILA) site support.
• WAN-scale routing expertise in eBGP/iBGP, MPLS/RSVP-TE and EVPN-VXLAN, with an informed position on SRv6.
• Ability to connect network behavior to business outcomes, such as tracing jitter through ECMP hashing to GPU job dropout and SLA-credit exposure.
• Experience designing hyperscaler interconnect (Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Cloud Interconnect) with cloud partners.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to make the architecture and build-versus-lease case to senior leadership and to work closely with procurement and operations teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Recognized standing in the interconnection community

What you will experience working with us

• A culture that values authenticity and diverse perspectives.
• An inclusive, respectful environment with open workspaces and an energetic, start-up spirit.
• A fast-growing company with opportunities to network with industry pioneers and enthusiasts.
• The ability to contribute directly and make an impact on the future of the digital asset and AI computing industry.
• Involvement in new projects and in developing processes/systems.
• Personal accountability, autonomy, rapid growth, and learning opportunities.
• Attractive benefits and development such as training and mentoring.

Bitdeer is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in accordance with country, state, and local laws. Bitdeer does not discriminate against employees or applicants based on conditions such as race, color, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital and/or parental status, religion, political opinion, nationality, ethnic background or social origin, social status, disability, age, indigenous status, and union.