Network Engineer
About The Position
Uber's Global Network Infrastructure (GNI) team is hiring a contract Network Operations Engineer to support the availability, performance, and scalability of Uber's L3 and optical networks across the USA. The role handles day-to-day network operations, participates in the optical on-call rotation, and coordinates with vendors, carriers, and remote hands to maintain the production network. GNI is part of Uber's Platform Engineering organization, which builds the compute, storage, and network infrastructure supporting Uber's global workloads. Its network spans on-premises data centers, peering points, backbone, and cloud providers. The team values collaboration, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience operating production networks.
- Experience participating in on-call schedules as an escalation point for service-related issues; this may require weekend on-call work, with additional pay provided.
- Hands-on experience with major OTN/DWDM devices from Infinera/Nokia, Ciena, or ADVA/Adtran.
- Working knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, and an IGP such as IS-IS or OSPF.
- Experience with on-call rotations and incident management.
- Experience working with remote hands, carriers, vendors, and distributed teams.
- Based in the San Francisco Bay Area and eligible to work as a US contractor.
Nice To Haves
- Experience provisioning configurations for OTN vendors and hardware.
- Experience with large-scale backbone or data center network design and deployment.
- Familiarity with Linux and scripting, such as Python, for automation.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and maintain the availability and performance of L3 and optical networks.
- Operate and troubleshoot OTN/DWDM equipment, including line systems, transponders, and ZR optics from vendors such as Infinera/Nokia, Ciena, or ADVA/Adtran.
- Troubleshoot L3 issues, including BGP/IGP, link, capacity, and device failures.
- Participate in the optical on-call rotation; triage and resolve incidents and escalate to internal teams or vendors as needed.
- Coordinate with remote hands, carriers, and vendors for fiber and hardware work in lights-out facilities.
- Provision and maintain device configurations following change management processes.
- Manage and maintain Uber's lab network.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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