Presentation
Staff Backbone Network Engineer
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Groq
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Palo Alto, CA
SessionJob Postings
DescriptionMission:
As a member of the Groq Backbone team, your mission is to scale GroqCloud’s global footprint—delivering a consistent, high-performance experience with maximum availability to users everywhere.
Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:
Backbone Architecture & Design
Global Network Collaboration: Partner with regional network teams to harmonize routing, peering, and policy across all sites. Serve as the primary liaison for external service providers (ISP, dark‑fiber carriers) and coordinate joint troubleshooting.
Transport Optimization & Performance: Monitor link utilization, packet loss, jitter, and latency using telemetry (NetFlow, sFlow, OpenTelemetry).
Network Automation & Configuration Management: Build and maintain GitOps‑driven pipelines (Buildkite, Terraform, Python, Kubernetes) for backbone configuration and lifecycle management.
Ideal candidates have/are:
Backbone Expertise – 7+ years designing, deploying, and operating inter‑DC transport networks (ISIS, MPLS, SR, TE, L3VPN, Anycast, dark fiber, wave and optical platforms).
Routing Proficiency – Deep knowledge of BGP, ISIS, SR, TE; experience with route reflectors, full internet routing tables on global networks, IXs and BGP communities.
Automation & Scripting – Strong background having automated several networks previously, especially with use of Terraform/CDKTF, Python, and vendor APIs for configuration management and automation.
Cloud native application development and delivery - Testing and packaging automation as cloud native RESTful Python applications (FastAPI)
Monitoring & Telemetry – Familiarity with NetFlow, sFlow, Prometheus ecosystem, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry for end‑to‑end visibility.
Security Knowledge – Understanding of IPsec, MACsec, ACLs, and DDoS mitigation in a global network context.
Soft Skills – Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration abilities; comfortable leading cross‑geo teams and mentoring others.
Attributes of a Groqster:
Humility – Egos are checked at the door
Collaborative & Team Savvy – We make up the smartest person in the room, together
Growth & Giver Mindset – Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
Curious & Innovative – Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
Passion, Grit, & Boldness – No-limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking
As a member of the Groq Backbone team, your mission is to scale GroqCloud’s global footprint—delivering a consistent, high-performance experience with maximum availability to users everywhere.
Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:
Backbone Architecture & Design
Global Network Collaboration: Partner with regional network teams to harmonize routing, peering, and policy across all sites. Serve as the primary liaison for external service providers (ISP, dark‑fiber carriers) and coordinate joint troubleshooting.
Transport Optimization & Performance: Monitor link utilization, packet loss, jitter, and latency using telemetry (NetFlow, sFlow, OpenTelemetry).
Network Automation & Configuration Management: Build and maintain GitOps‑driven pipelines (Buildkite, Terraform, Python, Kubernetes) for backbone configuration and lifecycle management.
Ideal candidates have/are:
Backbone Expertise – 7+ years designing, deploying, and operating inter‑DC transport networks (ISIS, MPLS, SR, TE, L3VPN, Anycast, dark fiber, wave and optical platforms).
Routing Proficiency – Deep knowledge of BGP, ISIS, SR, TE; experience with route reflectors, full internet routing tables on global networks, IXs and BGP communities.
Automation & Scripting – Strong background having automated several networks previously, especially with use of Terraform/CDKTF, Python, and vendor APIs for configuration management and automation.
Cloud native application development and delivery - Testing and packaging automation as cloud native RESTful Python applications (FastAPI)
Monitoring & Telemetry – Familiarity with NetFlow, sFlow, Prometheus ecosystem, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry for end‑to‑end visibility.
Security Knowledge – Understanding of IPsec, MACsec, ACLs, and DDoS mitigation in a global network context.
Soft Skills – Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration abilities; comfortable leading cross‑geo teams and mentoring others.
Attributes of a Groqster:
Humility – Egos are checked at the door
Collaborative & Team Savvy – We make up the smartest person in the room, together
Growth & Giver Mindset – Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
Curious & Innovative – Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
Passion, Grit, & Boldness – No-limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking
Company DescriptionGroq delivers fast, efficient AI inference. Our LPU-based system powers GroqCloud™, giving businesses and developers the speed and scale they need. From our Bay Area roots to our growing global presence, we are on a mission to make high performance AI compute more accessible and affordable. When real-time AI is within reach, anything is possible. Build fast.
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Event Type
Job Posting
TimeMonday, 17 November 20254:57pm - 4:57pm CST
LocationHall 6
Groq
In-person
Full Time
Permanent