Network Development Engineer at xAI

Location: Memphis Employment Type: Full-time Salary: Not specified

About the Role

About the Role As a Network Development Engineer at xAI’s Memphis data center, you’ll jump into the role of building and scaling our global network with a pragmatic, hands-on approach. Working onsite with passionate, high-achieving teams, you’ll tackle technical challenges, balance speed with quality, and grow your skills in a fast-paced tech environment. Expect to configure, troubleshoot, and deploy network systems, ensuring robust connectivity to power xAI’s mission of accelerating human scientific discovery through AI. This is an in-person role based in Memphis, Tennessee, with approximately 30-40% travel required. Responsibilities Be onsite in our Memphis data center or any other datacenter working alongside our SiteOps engineers and other network engineers. Troubleshoot physical network devices and links, test to ensure they operate as expected and put back into production. Contribute to the continuous improvement of tooling, automation and operational procedures Network troubleshooting and fault analysis; hardware troubleshooting and repair of devices outside data centers. Trouble ticket generation and response; carrier interface and escalations Liaise with third parties to fix and resolve issues Creation and execution of scheduled changes, process & documentation Participate in a 12x7 call-out rotation and shift work based on the time zone you’re hired in Software/firmware installation Monitor, manage, and respond to network based alerts Automate away repeatable work using python or Ansible like tools  Project work that comes in from upstream Net. Eng teams i.e datacenter tech refresh, decommissioning older devices and provisioning new ones Required Qualifications  B.S. in network engineering or a related technical discipline 1+ years of Network Engineering experience troubleshooting physical and logical issues Physical Requirements: Ability to work for extended periods of time standing, when needed Work is often performed in tight quarters and physical dexterity is necessary to perform job functions Comfortable working in an environment requiring exposure to noise Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed Ability to lift or carry 10-15lbs Preferred Qualifications Beginner to intermediate logical and physical understanding of break/fix operations including: Network layer 1,2,3, and 4. Beginner to intermediate understanding of network fundamentals Routing, Switching, IP services, and network automation Working knowledge of at least two internal routing protocols, its configuration and day to day operation Beginner to Intermediate working knowledge of Backbone and Datacenter networks Beginner to Intermediate working knowledge of TCP/IP Vendor certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA and JNCIP Vendor Hardware Cisco, Juniper, NVIDIA, Avocent   Understanding of unix/linux shells and scripting languages (python preferred) Ability to learn new networking protocols, programming/scripting languages, and vendor operating systems as necessary Methodical troubleshooting approach Strong documentation and communication skill set Technical project management mindset Team-player, takes initiative, and highly motivated

About xAI:

xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.

• 🚀 Building Grok - advanced AI assistant
• 💻 Operating world-class AI supercomputing clusters
• 🎯 Small, highly motivated team focused on engineering excellence
• 🏢 Flat organizational structure with hands-on leadership

Founded by Elon Musk

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