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AI Network Engineer (InfiniBand / RoCE) job
What an AI network engineer does day to day, the on-call and hybrid schedule, InfiniBand, RoCE and BGP skills, and how HPC networking and data center network engineers get hired.
By Czarina Tabayoyong, Founder, Critical Path Hiring
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Reviewed as terms, pay and markets change.
The job
An AI network engineer works on the InfiniBand, RoCE and high-speed Ethernet networks in an AI data center and configures and troubleshoots BGP.
A typical day
- Work on InfiniBand, RoCE and high-speed Ethernet networks
- Configure and troubleshoot BGP
- Take the on-call rotation
Location and schedule
Hybrid, with an on-call rotation.
Skills and certifications
Required
- InfiniBand
- RoCE
- High-speed Ethernet
- BGP
Routes in
HPC networking engineers and data center network engineers move into this role.
Next roles
This role leads to network architect.
Pay
Pay varies by market and level, and the current ranges are in our data center salary guide.
Questions
- What is the schedule for an AI network engineer?
- An on-call rotation, hybrid.
- What does an AI network engineer need to get hired?
- InfiniBand, RoCE, high-speed Ethernet and BGP.
- How do I become an AI network engineer?
- HPC networking engineers and data center network engineers move into the role. Network architect is the next step.
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