Network Planning and Procurement Engineer - xAI Networking

xAI • Palo Alto, CA

4h

About The Position

X and xAI run a global backbone and edge network that enables our external customers a highly available consistent experience on our products as well as unleashing our internal teams to innovate and iterate quickly and securely. As the lead Network Planning and Procurement engineer, you will own all peering, transit, backbone circuits, dark fiber, IP space and the respective vendor relationships. You will also own the company's strategy, roadmap, approval to leadership and delivery for these aforementioned items from a procurement standpoint. You will work next to our backbone and edge network engineers to turn their high level designs into real world production capacity. You will also work closely with the finance team, creating supporting CAPEX/OPEX models with forecasting, unit costs to track cost efficiencies over time as well as gaining buy-in from leadership on strategic ventures.

Requirements

• 10+ years in the industry for planning backbone and edge capacity with 5+ in hyper scale environments.
• Deep understanding and experience for designing physically diverse global backbones and edge networks from the design RFP/RFQ stage, through cost negotiations and driving vendors to deliver in expedited timelines.
• 5+ years of creating finance models and projections from capacity planning sessions with engineers.
• Previous experience in Network Operations/Service Delivery. Can troubleshoot common issues with vendors and brain storm ideas to move past blockers and expedite turn-ups.
• US citizen or Green Card holder.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to code in python to help contribute to topology and capacity forecasting models.

Responsibilities

• Own all peering, transit, backbone circuits, dark fiber, IP space and the respective vendor relationships.
• Own the company's strategy, roadmap, approval to leadership and delivery for these aforementioned items from a procurement standpoint.
• Work next to our backbone and edge network engineers to turn their high level designs into real world production capacity.
• Work closely with the finance team, creating supporting CAPEX/OPEX models with forecasting, unit costs to track cost efficiencies over time as well as gaining buy-in from leadership on strategic ventures.

Benefits

• Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed