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 deploying large-scale network infrastructure across data centers and cloud environments
Configuring and managing routing protocols and network architectures for high-performance connectivity
Troubleshooting and resolving complex network issues across multiple layers and systems
Operating and maintaining network infrastructure in production environments at scale
Automating network deployment, configuration, and operational tasks using scripting and infrastructure-as-code
Implementing network security protocols and ensuring compliance with security frameworks
Monitoring network performance metrics and capacity planning for infrastructure growth
Performing root cause analysis and implementing preventative measures for network issues
Participating in on-call rotations and providing escalation support for production incidents
Coordinating physical network deployment including rack and stack oversight and site acceptance testing
Designing and implementing enterprise wired and wireless network infrastructure
Managing wide-area network connectivity and coordinating with telecommunications providers
Managing remote-access infrastructure and virtual private network systems
Designing and implementing lossless network architectures with congestion control mechanisms
Architecting network infrastructure for AI and GPU-based high-performance computing environments
Optimizing network performance for machine learning training and inference workloads
Implementing zero-trust security frameworks and network segmentation strategies
Designing network infrastructure for constrained and mission-critical runtime environments
Collaborating cross-functionally with security, infrastructure, and operations teams
Communicating technical requirements and translating design specifications into implementation plans
Mentoring junior engineers and establishing network design standards and best practices
Evaluating and qualifying new networking technologies and platforms
Establishing governance processes for network change control and architectural consistency
Technology
The tools and technologies that define this role.
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18 open Network Engineer jobs across 10 companies.
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