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Sr. Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)

SpaceX· Starshield Software Engineering
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Palo Alto, CA$165k - $265kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior network engineer responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining the Starshield data center network and related AI infrastructure, including high-speed interconnects, security, automation, and mentorship for junior engineers within SpaceX’s Starshield program.

Responsibilities

  • Manage network infrastructure and deployments to Top Secret data centers
  • Design, validate, and productize high-speed copper and optical connectivity solutions for AI clusters (100k+ GPU scale)
  • Collaborate with ML training teams to translate workload communication patterns into interconnect topology and optical reconfigurability requirements
  • Contribute to tools for rapid deployments (ZTP/custom provisioning tools)
  • Improve network performance and reliability based on performance metrics, including capacity planning, failure detection and remediation
  • Assist in capacity augmentation and network optimization deployments
  • Lead network integration and troubleshooting efforts
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, and network engineers to improve the Starshield network design
  • Assist in updating system configuration and firmware
  • Build automation for network devices, operational and deployment tools
  • Mentor and train junior network engineers
  • Lead the team to technical excellence and guide peers as a senior engineer

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline AND 5+ years of professional networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions or cloud and web-scale networks; OR 7+ years of professional networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions or cloud and web-scale networks in lieu of a degree
  • 5+ years of networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud and GPU networks (internship/co-op experience qualifies)
  • Layer-1 experience (e.g., transport, DWDM, optical fiber, circuit troubleshooting, activations, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with the deployment of networking hardware (routers, modems, switch, firewalls, etc..)

Skills

Required:Topology design for AI interconnectsNetwork design and optimizationAutomation and tooling
Nice to have:Network security

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Employee stock purchase plan and potential bonuses
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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