Juuso Lehtinen is a networking engineer with over 20 years of experience across AI, data center, and service provider networks. He is currently a Proof of Concept Engineer at Nexthop AI, focusing on validating AI-driven networking architectures and supporting customer deployments. He previously spent 12 years at Arista Networks as a Principal Systems Engineer, providing technical leadership to hyperscale and tier-2 cloud customers building large-scale data center networks. Earlier in his career, he spent seven years at Tellabs in multiple engineering roles supporting IP/MPLS edge routing platforms through system test, product launch, and customer-facing proof-of-concept engagements.