Staff Network Engineer

About this Role

Fandom is growing! Our Staff Network Engineer opportunity is based in America, and reports to our Manager of Tech Ops.Our Engineering team is a fan of building web experiences on the world’s largest platform for fans, with 300+ million users a month!

As a Staff Network Engineer you will design, configure, and maintain our production datacenter networks. You will work closely with the operations team to ensure that infrastructure is designed with scale, operability, performance, and ease-of-use in mind. Your day to day operations will include diagnosing and resolving performance and reliability issues with switches, routers, and carriers. You’ll be responsible for driving the entire lifecycle of DevOps projects and feature developments.

This position is hybrid San Francisco Bay area

You Will...

Design, implement, and maintain high availability networks

Participate and occasionally lead planning, daily stand-ups, RCAs and retrospectives

Work in an environment where you have a direct influence on technical decisions

Develop and maintain solutions for disaster recovery, network management and security/performance monitoring

Continuously evaluate existing systems with industry standards, and make recommendations for improvement

Learn from and mentor other passionate engineers with diverse skill sets in a collaborative team environment

Participate in on-call duties on a rotational basis

You Have...

Experience with scaling and monitoring networks spanning multiple continents

5+ years of Network Operations experience

A strong understanding of Linux systems, both high and low level

Proficiency with networking technologies (TCP/IP, routing, BGP, anycast). CCNA certification or above preferred

Proficiency in identifying and creating useful systems’ metrics needed to maintain performance and availability

Deep experience configuring and updating network switch hardware

Bonus Points...

Software development experience (automation, tooling)

Experience with cloud interconnectivity: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon AWS

Extensive experience with Arista platforms

Benefits & Perks

Salary Range = ($156K - $260K)

Vibrant team culture

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision

Training (unlimited Udemy + more)

Flexible working hours and time off

Equity & Retirement Programs including 401K match

Paid Parental Leave

International work environment with start-up culture

About Fandom

Fandom is the world’s largest fan platform where fans immerse themselves in imagined worlds across entertainment and gaming. Reaching more than 350 million unique visitors per month and hosting more than 250,000 wikis, Fandom is the #1 source for in-depth information on pop culture, gaming, TV and film, where fans learn about and celebrate their favorite fandoms. Fandom’s Gaming division manages the online video game retailer Fanatical. Fandom Productions, the content arm of Fandom, enhances the fan experience through curated editorial coverage and branded content from trusted and established publishing brands Gamespot, TV Guide and Metacritic, along with its Emmy-nominated Honest Trailers and the weekly video news program The Loop. For more information follow @getfandom or visit:

Fandom is an equal opportunity employer. Fandom values diversity, and all employment decisions are made on the basis of job requirements and individual qualifications.

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