Network Engineer, Connectivity & Strategy
Core
Designing and operating high-scale carrier and long-haul network connectivity for gigawatt-scale AI compute campuses and accelerator clusters.
Role type
Senior Network Engineer (Connectivity & Strategy)
Builds
External connectivity fabrics, dark fiber networks, and cloud interconnects for frontier AI training infrastructure.
Domain
AI Infrastructure / Telecommunications / Data Center Networking
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Carrier connectivity engineering, dark fiber procurement, long-haul network planning, SLA negotiation, capacity forecasting
Preferred skills
Subsea systems, DWDM, peering strategy, fiber route analysis
Technologies
Carrier networks, dark fiber, ZTP, SLA frameworks
Responsibilities
Own external connectivity across carriers, dark fiber, internet exchanges, and cloud interconnects; Plan backbone capacity years ahead of traffic needs; Negotiate technical terms and contracts with carriers and fiber providers; Engineer connectivity roadmap for diversity, latency, and cost.