Role: Network Development Engineer - Core & Backbone Teams (All Levels)
Location: Palo Alto, Atlanta, Hillsboro (US) or Dublin (EU)
US Salary Range: $108,000 to $259,000 + Equity
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Who We Are:
X serves our community of users and customers by working tirelessly to preserve free expression and choice, enable limitless interactivity, and build a marketplace that drives the economic success of all its participants.
X is looking for talented Network Development Engineers to join its Core & Backbone Networking teams, bringing deep expertise in building and operating global infrastructure—from hyperscale data centers to a highly connected edge. You’ll help develop world-class network products that power X’s worldwide reach.
Who You Are:
You take pride in designing and building highly scalable, resilient, and performant infrastructure—and in rigorously testing every layer of it. Whether deploying networks that support 100K+ servers or architecting global backbone and edge solutions, you bring strong technical leadership, deep systems thinking, and a passion for clean design.
You’re at your best in collaborative environments, thrive on cross-functional problem-solving, and are comfortable owning critical decisions. You communicate clearly, operate with high ownership, and bring energy to multi-disciplinary technical teams.
What You’ll Do:
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Design, scale, and manage datacenter and backbone network infrastructure
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Lead architecture reviews and contribute to evolving network design
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Deploy and optimize a global multi-vendor, multiprotocol environment
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Perform qualification and validation of hardware and software
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Build fault-tolerant systems via proactive monitoring and anomaly detection
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Drive incident resolution and participate in a 12x7 on-call rotation
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Correlate network events, diagnose root causes, and implement long-term fixes
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Develop operational procedures and resilient remediation strategies
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Advance automation frameworks to accelerate deployment and reduce risk
Qualifications:
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B.S. in network engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
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Expert-level knowledge of large-scale networking including platforms, topologies, and protocols like BGP, OSPF, or IS-IS
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Proven track record in solving complex networking challenges and driving cross-team execution
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Deep understanding of data center networking at scale, including Clos fabrics and BGP-based designs
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Hands-on experience with backbone, edge, and application-layer networking
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Proficiency with Unix/Linux environments and scripting (Python preferred)
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Hunger to learn new networking protocols, vendor systems, and languages as needed
Top Skills
What We Do
We serve the public conversation. We believe real change starts with conversation. That’s why it matters to us that people have a free and safe space to talk. We put people first. Be you, really. That’s how we build trust. Together we’re creating a culture that’s supportive, respectful, and a pretty cool vibe. Sure, we’re not perfect, we’re people. But we’re open and honest about who we are and what we do.
Why Work With Us
Life’s not about a job, it’s about purpose. We believe real change starts with conversation. Here, your voice matters. Come as you are and together we’ll do what’s right (not what’s easy) to serve the public conversation.
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