Network Engineer, Deployment

FluidStack
New York, Austin, San Francisco, California, United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 250,000 annuallyFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Experience: 3-7 yearsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork","Adaptability","Documentation"]

Hands-on Network Engineer in Fluidstack’s Deployment & Integration team responsible for turning AI datacenter designs into production networks. You’ll deploy and validate datacenter fabrics, coordinate with cross-functional teams, manage hardware lifecycle, document deployments, and support operations. This role offers field deployment leadership exposure with upward growth as the organization scales.

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FluidStack
FluidStack
8 months ago

Network Engineer, Deployment

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Job Summary

Hands-on Network Engineer in Fluidstack’s Deployment & Integration team responsible for turning AI datacenter designs into production networks. You’ll deploy and validate datacenter fabrics, coordinate with cross-functional teams, manage hardware lifecycle, document deployments, and support operations. This role offers field deployment leadership exposure with upward growth as the organization scales.
Location: New York, Austin, San Francisco, California, United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Deployment Execution: Deploy and validate datacenter network infrastructure including front-end fabric, back-end fabric, BMS, and management networks. Configure switches, install and validate optics, coordinate fiber/cabling work, and drive deployments through completion.
  • •Physical Layer Validation: Ensure physical connectivity meets production standards. Coordinate with structured cabling teams on fiber remediation, validate insertion loss and OTDR traces, troubleshoot optical layer issues, and document physical infrastructure as-builts.
  • •Hardware Lifecycle Management: Manage hardware logistics including device staging, rack/stack coordination, RMA processes, and DCIM updates. Track hardware inventory, coordinate vendor shipments, and ensure devices are ready when deployments need them.
  • •Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner with DC Operations (rack/stack, power, cabling), ICT teams (fiber validation), Hardware teams (logistics), and Network Engineering (config validation) to drive deployments forward.
  • •Documentation & Process Improvement: Maintain accurate documentation of deployment activities including cutsheets, as-builts, validation results, and lessons learned. Identify gaps in deployment procedures and propose improvements.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 250,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Datacenter networking foundation with 3-7 years of hands-on datacenter experience; knowledge of modern fabrics (EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, CLOS) and production network configuration.
  • •Hands-on execution mindset, comfortable in field environments, able to pull cable and configure switches.
  • •Strong troubleshooting skills across physical and logical layers; ability to read OTDR traces and validate insertion loss.
  • •Excellent coordination and communication across technical and non-technical teams; documented work and follow-through.
  • •Travel ready with the ability to travel 70-80% to onsite deployments.
Experience:3-7 yearsDatacenter networkingNetwork engineeringField deployment
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkAdaptabilityDocumentation
Tech Stack:EVPNVXLANBGPCLOSCLIDCIMOTDRFiberAristaJuniperNVIDIA

Company Brief

FluidStack
Builds and deploys large-scale GPU cloud infrastructure for AI labs, enterprises and governments, providing high-performance AI training and inference capacity and rapid data-center deployment services.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2017
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