Network Engineer
Network Engineers at AI companies design, deploy, and operate the corporate and infrastructure networks the business runs on—wired and wireless LAN, WAN connectivity between sites, VPN and remote access, network security, and the automation that keeps it all maintainable. The day-to-day is classical enterprise networking: configuring and troubleshooting switching and routing, designing for high availability and disaster recovery, implementing zero-trust and segmentation patterns, and using infrastructure-as-code tooling to manage configurations at scale. A subset of these jobs—at companies running large-scale ML training infrastructure—does extend into specialized GPU-fabric and HPC networking (RoCE, InfiniBand, collective communication), but that is a specialization within the role rather than the canonical scope. These engineers typically sit within IT, infrastructure, or platform networking teams, partnering with security, infrastructure, and operations counterparts.
Skills
What companies are looking for in this role.
Designing and implementing enterprise wired and wireless network infrastructure across multiple sites
Managing wide-area network (WAN) connectivity and optimizing inter-site communications
Configuring and maintaining virtual private network (VPN) systems for secure remote access
Deploying and managing network automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions
Designing network architecture for high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery
Diagnosing and resolving complex network issues through root cause analysis
Implementing network security frameworks and zero-trust architecture principles
Monitoring network performance metrics and establishing observability dashboards
Managing network device configuration and firmware updates across infrastructure
Establishing and maintaining comprehensive network documentation and architectural standards
Collaborating with telecommunications providers to provision and manage carrier circuits
Performing capacity planning and traffic analysis to forecast growth and optimize resources
Evaluating and testing new network technologies and equipment for adoption
Executing network deployment projects from design through production handoff
Leading on-call rotations and incident response for production network environments
Optimizing network performance for high-speed data center and AI infrastructure environments
Building and maintaining AI and machine learning infrastructure networking requirements
Implementing software-defined networking and network function virtualization solutions
Developing CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows for network infrastructure
Managing industrial and operational technology (OT) network environments including IoT and SCADA systems
Communicating technical information clearly to cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Collaborating with security, compliance, and operations teams to align network design with organizational requirements
Driving process improvements and establishing best practices for network operations
Mentoring junior engineers and facilitating knowledge transfer within the team
Managing vendor relationships and leading escalations with service providers
Open Jobs
15 open Network Engineer jobs across 9 companies.
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