Network Engineer - Campus & Data Center Automation

Neuralink; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and Vision

Equity (RSUs)

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Meals provided

Paid holidays

Job summary

Neuralink in South San Francisco is seeking a hands-on Network Engineer to own the design, build, and operation of campus and data center networks.

You will deploy and manage switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, and fiber cabling, with infrastructure-as-code and 24/7 on-call readiness.

Join a fast-paced team focused on reliability and scalable networks that support research labs and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Hands-on enterprise switching, routing, and wireless experience.
• Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, SNMP, NTP.
• Experience with firewalls, SD-WAN, NAC, and security technologies.
• Experience designing or operating high-speed data center networks.
• Familiarity with network monitoring/telemetry (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience automating config with Terraform, Ansible, or scripting.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, maintain, and monitor campus and data center network infrastructure including switching, routing, wireless, and NAC; respond aggressively to incidents to maintain uptime
• Architect and operate high-speed data center fabrics supporting HPC and GPU clusters, including ECMP, low-latency switching, and east-west traffic design
• Deploy and manage firewalls, SD-WAN, and site-to-site connectivity; partner with the IT Security & Identity function on segmentation, 802.1x, and zero-trust network access
• Own fiber and structured cabling design across buildings and data center spaces, including WDM, GPON, and fiber plant documentation
• Automate network configuration, provisioning, and validation using Terraform, Ansible, and scripting (Python, Bash); treat network state as versioned, reviewable code
• Operate network observability: SNMP, sFlow, telemetry, and alerting in Prometheus and Grafana; drive capacity planning from the data
• Plan and coordinate maintenance windows, upgrades, and expansions; maintain 24/7 on-call readiness for network incidents
• Ensure network systems comply with HIPAA, PII handling requirements, and applicable cybersecurity standards (ISO, NIST)
• Author and maintain network topology diagrams, design documents, runbooks, and SOPs
• Manage network hardware inventory, vendor relationships, and procurement for switches, routers, wireless, and optics

Skills

Enterprise switching

Routing protocols

Network security

Data center networks

Telemetry/monitoring

Automation (Terraform/Ansible)

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Job description

Neuralink in South San Francisco is seeking a hands-on Network Engineer to own the design, build, and operation of campus and data center networks.

You will deploy and manage switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, and fiber cabling, with infrastructure-as-code and 24/7 on-call readiness.

Join a fast-paced team focused on reliability and scalable networks that support research labs and manufacturing.