Lead Network Engineer - Backbone Engineering
Core
Design, maintain, and optimize the global backbone network capacity and connectivity for Salesforce's core SaaS infrastructure, including peering relationships and PoP builds.
Role type
Lead Network Engineer (Backbone Engineering)
Builds
Global network capacity, peering relationships, and backbone routing architecture for Salesforce customers.
Domain
Telecommunications / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Project management, Cisco/Juniper carrier-class routers, BGP/IS-IS routing protocols, WDM technologies, Python, Unix/Linux, network automation (Ansible), Git, vendor management
Preferred skills
DWDM platforms (Ciena/Cisco), MACSec encryption, network monitoring, hardware life-cycle management, Terraform/Containers/K8S, CI/CD, global IP allocation, AI-assisted coding
Technologies
Python, Ansible, Cisco ASR9K, Cisco CRS, Cisco MX960, Cisco PTX, Cisco MX2K, Cisco Nexus, Juniper, BGP, IS-IS, WDM, Git, Terraform, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Liaise with vendor sourcing teams, develop capacity vendor metrics, project manage new capacity installs, update network datastores for capacity changes, implement new network designs, manage BGP peering relationships, execute backbone router migrations, maintain Network Data SoTs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
