What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer position at xAI?
About the Role
xAI is seeking a Network Engineer who is proficient with the fundamentals, and eager to grow their skills on a global network. The ideal candidate is a motivated, pragmatic, thinker eager to get the job done while finding a balance between shipping and quality. If you thrive in a dynamic, high-growth, tech environment and relish the opportunity to collaborate with passionate, driven, over-achievers, we'd love to hear from you!
This is an in-person role based in Memphis, Tennessee and will require about 30-40% travel.
Responsibilities
- Be onsite in our Memphis data center or any other DC working alongside our Siteops engineers or San Francisco, Palo Alto, or other offices working with other network engineers.
- 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 Neteng teams (example: datacenter tech refresh - decommissioning older devices and provisioning new ones)
Basic Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 1 years of Network Engineering experience troubleshooting physical and logical issues
Preferred Skills & Experience
- B.S. in network engineering or a related technical discipline
- Beginner to intermediate logical and physical understanding of break/fix operations including:
- Network layer 1,2,3, and 4.
- Beginner to 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
- Beginner to Intermediate working knowledge of Backbone and Datacenter networks
- Beginner to 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
- Position is subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing
