Senior Front-End Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure Operations

Role description

Role Overview

The Network Operations team is responsible for the performance and reliability of the high-speed networks that underpin our AI platforms. As a Senior Front-End Network Engineer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day health, stability, and performance of Nscale's large-scale Ethernet front-end networks.

What You Will Do

You will own the operational health, configuration consistency, and performance tuning of large-scale Ethernet front-end fabrics, lead the diagnosis and resolution of complex network incidents, and drive blameless postmortems and preventative fixes to improve long-term fabric stability and availability.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We're looking for a Senior Front End Network Engineer with deep operational expertise from hyperscale or high-performance environments to join our Network Operations team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in network engineering
• Deep, hands-on operational experience with high-speed Ethernet fabrics in hyperscale or production environments
• Strong expertise with Arista (EOS) and/or Nokia (7220 IXR / 7250 IXR / 7750 SR series) platforms
• Solid understanding of modern data centre networking, including BGP, OSPF, ECMP, EVPN-VXLAN, and leaf-spine architectures
• Proven experience with long-haul circuits and DCI (dark fiber, carrier Ethernet, coherent optics)
• Experience with storage networking over Ethernet and shared storage connectivity
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex network issues using Linux-based tooling and fabric diagnostics
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or shell scripting for automation, data analysis, or configuration management
• Experience working in a 24/7 operational environment with a strong focus on reliability and toil reduction

Benefits

• Highly competitive package (base + equity)
• Dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions
• Collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment
• Equal opportunities statement