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Senior Network Engineer, Infrastructure Services

San Francisco Bay Area, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-10-24 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, test, and deploy Apple's global backbone network infrastructure to ensure reliable compute, storage, and networking services for 2.5 billion devices.

Role type

Senior Network Engineer (Infrastructure Services)

Builds

Global backbone network, network test suites, and automation tools for network validation

Domain

Telecommunications / Network Infrastructure

Required skills

LAN/WAN technologies, TCP/IP, ISIS, BGP, MPLS, carrier-grade network technologies, Cisco, Arista, Juniper, network testing tools, traffic generators

Preferred skills

Layer 2/Layer 3 networking protocols, multivendor network platforms, network hardware qualification, Ixia, Spirent

Technologies

Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Ixia, Spirent

Responsibilities

Build and maintain scalable network test cases and procedures; Design end-to-end test scenarios to reproduce production issues and failure scenarios; Develop custom automation tools for network device control and test execution; Partner with software engineers and operations teams to improve network reliability; Reproduce network failures in controlled environments to support root cause analysis; Document test results and diagnostic findings for engineering teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC