Network Engineer (Backbone)

TL;DR

Network Engineer (AI): Designing, developing, deploying, and operating global backbone infrastructure to ensure high performance and reliability as part of the hirify.global team. Focus on traffic engineering to optimize network performance and leveraging Python and Ansible for automation.

Location: Seattle, WA

Salary: $180,000 - $440,000 USD

Company

hirify.global's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.

What you will do

• Design, develop, deploy, and operate global backbone infrastructure to ensure high performance and reliability.
• Partner with internal teams to gather requirements and leverage hirify.global systems for insights to meet current and future product needs.
• Utilize Python and Ansible to automate customer impact mitigations and eliminate repetitive engineering tasks.
• Manage and troubleshoot cloud VPCs and connected network hardware to maintain seamless operations.
• Apply deep traffic engineering skills to optimize backbone network performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance infrastructure efficiency and support hirify.global’s AI platforms.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working on backbone network hardware and protocols (e.g., MPLS, RSVP-TE) in large or hyperscale environments.
• 5+ years of routing experience with BGP and IS-IS in backbone, peering, and transit areas, with expertise in traffic engineering.
• 3+ years of experience using Python scripting to automate deployments and break/fix tasks.
• 3+ years of experience managing and troubleshooting cloud VPCs and connected network hardware.

Nice to have

• Experience with Juniper, Cisco, and Arista hardware.
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, and OCI cloud environments.
• Expertise in capacity planning for large networks with minimal customer input.
• Proven success in on-call rotations and incident response in high-stakes environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability in a fast-paced, ambiguous setting.

Culture & Benefits

• Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at X, which also includes equity.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.