Network Development Engineer - Core Team

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Austin, TX
154K-259K Annually
Mid level
Social Media • Software
We serve the public conversation. We believe real change starts with conversation.
The Role
As a Network Development Engineer, you will design and manage datacenter network capacity, optimize network performance across a multi-vendor environment, and participate in technical reviews. You'll also drive automated solutions, diagnose network issues, and work as part of an on-call rotation to ensure network reliability.
Summary Generated by Built In

Are you prepared to join the X team and help build the ultimate real-time information-sharing app, revolutionizing how people connect? At X, we’re on a mission to become the trusted global digital public square, committed to protecting freedom of speech and building the future unlimited interactivity. Our goal is to empower every user to freely create and share ideas, fostering open public discourse without barriers. Join us in shaping this thrilling journey where your contribution will be invaluable to our success!

Role: Network Development Engineer - Core Team
Location: Palo Alto, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York or Austin 
Salary Range: $154,000 to $259,000 + Equity

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Who We Are:

X serves our community of users and customers by working tirelessly to preserve free expression and choice, create limitless interactivity, and create a marketplace that enables the economic success of all its participants.

X is looking for a skilled and experienced Network Development Engineer / Senior / Staff Network Development Engineer to join its Core Networking team, bringing unique expertise in building and maintaining datacenter networks and developing network products that enable X's hyperscale computing.

Who You Are:

You will take pleasure building highly scalable, resilient, performant, and thoroughly tested networks for data centers that support 100K+ each. You will be a technical lead with the ability to collaborate on network design and develop solutions as a team. You will have strong verbal and written communications, strong ownership and the ability to work in multi-disciplined technical teams.

What You’ll Do:

  • Manage, plan, and design datacenter network capacity

  • Participate in technical reviews to improve network architecture

  • Perform network changes and optimizations across a multi-vendor, multiprotocol environment in data centers

  • Qualification of hardware and software

  • Proactive fault mitigation through performance, uptime, and anomaly tracking

  • Trouble resolution and escalation as part of a 12x7 on-call rotation

  • Diagnose and correlate network events, identify root causes, and develop remediation strategies.

  • Drive the development and implementation of operational procedures, documentation and event remediation strategies

  • Drive the evolution of the automation that supports our networks

Qualifications:

  • B.S. in network engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience

  • Expert level understanding and hands-on experience with large-scale networking, including platforms, topologies, and routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, or IS-IS

  • Track record of practical problem solving, excellent communication, and documentation skills.

  • Strong knowledge of data center design and operation at scale, with a focus on BGP, Clos fabrics, and automation.

  • Working knowledge of large backbone networks, edge networking, and application layer protocols and services.

  • Fundamental understanding of unix/linux shells and scripting languages (python preferred)

  • Ability to learn new networking protocols, programming/scripting languages, and vendor operating systems as necessary. 

Top Skills

Python
The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
1,500 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

We serve the public conversation. We believe real change starts with conversation. That’s why it matters to us that people have a free and safe space to talk. We put people first. Be you, really. That’s how we build trust. Together we’re creating a culture that’s supportive, respectful, and a pretty cool vibe. Sure, we’re not perfect, we’re people. But we’re open and honest about who we are and what we do.

Why Work With Us

Life’s not about a job, it’s about purpose. We believe real change starts with conversation. Here, your voice matters. Come as you are and together we’ll do what’s right (not what’s easy) to serve the public conversation.

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