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Network Backbone Engineer

ArrowCore Group
Memphis, TN Contractor
POSTED ON 11/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/30/2025
Job Title: Backbone Engineer (Contract)

Location: Palo Alto, CA / Memphis, TN

Duration: 3–6 Months

About The Role

Data Center Fabrics are the foundational building blocks of the complex architecture that enables our AI to be trained and serve customer queries as they learn to understand the universe. To enable us to move faster we are looking for a Core Network Engineering Team Lead. You will develop and execute the team’s roadmap in collaboration with partner teams. You will guide your team and directly contribute to its network's development, while hiring and developing the world class talent needs to achieve AGI.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, deploy, and operate global backbone infrastructure to ensure high performance and reliability.
  • Partner with internal teams to gather requirements and leverage our systems for insights to meet current and future product needs.
  • Utilize Python and Ansible to automate customer impact mitigations and eliminate repetitive engineering tasks.
  • Manage and troubleshoot cloud VPCs and connected network hardware to maintain seamless operations.
  • Apply deep traffic engineering skills to optimize backbone network performance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance infrastructure efficiency and support our AI platforms.

Required Qualifications

  • 5 years of experience working on backbone network hardware and protocols (e.g., MPLS, RSVP-TE) in large or hyperscale environments.
  • 5 years of routing experience with BGP and IS-IS in backbone, peering, and transit areas, with expertise in traffic engineering.
  • 3 years of experience using Python scripting to automate deployments and break/fix tasks.
  • 3 years of experience managing and troubleshooting cloud VPCs and connected network hardware.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Juniper, Cisco, and Arista hardware.
  • Familiarity with AWS, GCP, and OCI cloud environments.
  • Expertise in capacity planning for large networks with minimal customer input.
  • Proven success in on-call rotations and incident response in high-stakes environments.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability in a fast-paced, ambiguous setting.

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