Staff Network Engineer: Data Center & Automation Lead

LinkedIn; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health and wellness programs

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a Staff Network Engineer in Mountain View, CA, to lead the design and operation of large‑scale data center networks. The role emphasizes networking excellence, automation, and cross‑functional collaboration across teams in a hybrid work setup.

You will drive architectural reviews, implement scalable solutions, and mentor junior engineers while balancing reliability, performance, and security across global networks.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience in network and data center engineering in hyperscalers environment.
• 5+ years of experience with programming languages like Python, Go, or other scripting languages.
• Experience with network protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, MPLS, RDMA, network overlay technologies, and network‑based Quality of Service (QoS).
• Knowledge in Kubernetes, host networking, host TCP tuning, and HPC networking.
• Experience in network congestion control solutions such as QoS, DCTCP/ECN, and eBPF.
• Experience with network management, configuration generation and provisioning systems and tools, e.g. Ansible, REST/gRPC, NETCONF, Jenkins, Puppet, YANG, OpenConfig, etc.

Responsibilities

• Review architectures, network designs, automated network provisioning and tools, and provide recommendations for continuous improvements in all aspects of the network, including network performance, capacity, reliability, and observability.
• Design, deploy, and operate a large‑scale network for data center infrastructure and backbone across multiple geographical regions. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to align implementation with business objectives.
• Perform network maintenance and upgrades.
• Identify gaps and develop solutions to automate deployments and auto‑remediate network faults.
• Participate and resolve Network Security and Compliance issues.
• Participate in on‑call rotation, resolve network outages, conduct post‑mortems and remediation plans.
• Evaluate new platforms to address scaling challenges and drive requirements with OEMs/ODMs to support our technology stack.

Skills

Networking

Python

Go

TCP/IP

BGP

MPLS

QoS

Kubernetes

eBPF

Education

BA/BS Degree in a technical field

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

Ansible

REST/gRPC

NETCONF

Jenkins

Puppet

YANG

OpenConfig

Job description

LinkedIn is seeking a Staff Network Engineer in Mountain View, CA, to lead the design and operation of large‑scale data center networks. The role emphasizes networking excellence, automation, and cross‑functional collaboration across teams in a hybrid work setup.

You will drive architectural reviews, implement scalable solutions, and mentor junior engineers while balancing reliability, performance, and security across global networks.