Network Development Engineer

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xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All engineers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

About xAI

xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All engineers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

About the Role

As a Network Development Engineer for xAI's data centers, you'll jump into the role building and scaling our global network with a pragmatic, hands-on approach. Working onsite with passionate, high-achieving teams, you'll tackle technical challenges, balance speed with quality, and grow your skills in a fast-paced tech environment. Expect to configure, troubleshoot, and deploy network systems, ensuring robust connectivity to power xAI's mission of accelerating human scientific discovery through AI.

This is an in-person role based in Dublin, Ireland; with approximately 30-40% travel required.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside SiteOps engineers and other network engineers on solutions that help power Grok Artificial Intelligence
• Troubleshoot physical network devices and links, test to ensure they operate as expected and put back into production.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of tooling, automation and operational procedures
• Network troubleshooting and fault analysis; hardware troubleshooting and repair of devices outside data centers.
• Trouble ticket generation and response; carrier interface and escalations
• Liaise with third parties to fix and resolve issues
• Creation and execution of scheduled changes, process & documentation
• Participate in a 12x7 call-out rotation and shift work based on the time zone you're hired in
• Software/firmware installation
• Monitor, manage, and respond to network based alerts
• Automate away repeatable work using python or Ansible like tools
• Project work that comes in from upstream Net. Eng teams i.e datacenter tech refresh, decommissioning older devices and provisioning new ones

Basic Qualifications

• B.S. in network engineering or a related technical discipline
• 3+ years of Network Engineering experience troubleshooting physical and logical issues

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Intermediate logical and physical understanding of break/fix operations including:
  • Network layer 1,2,3, and 4.
• Intermediate understanding of network fundamentals
  • Routing, Switching, IP services, and network automation
• Working knowledge of at least two internal routing protocols, its configuration and day to day operation
• Intermediate working knowledge of Backbone and Datacenter networks
• Intermediate working knowledge of TCP/IP
• Vendor certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA and JNCIP
• Vendor Hardware Cisco, Juniper, NVIDIA, Avocent
• 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
• Methodical troubleshooting approach
• Strong documentation and communication skill set
• Technical project management mindset
• Team-player, takes initiative, and highly motivated

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work for extended periods of time standing, when needed
• Work is often performed in tight quarters and physical dexterity is necessary to preform job functions
• Comfortable working in an environment requiring exposure to noise
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed
• Ability to lift or carry 10-15lbs

xAI is an equal opportunity employer.

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Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionInformation Technology
• IndustriesTechnology, Information and Internet

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