Network Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description Job Description About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position: FTE: Network Engineer (with Programming) – Data & AI Systems Type: Contract Compensation: $50–$70/hour Location: San Francisco, CA (primarily in-person) Commitment: Full-time Role Responsibilities Review real-world data from deployed networks, including logs, configurations, telemetry, and event streams. Label, classify, and analyze network behaviors, issues, and anomalies to enhance AI system understanding . Write scripts and tools to process, clean, and transform network data using Python and Bash . Define schemas and structure for large-scale data pipelines to support machine learning operations. Collaborate closely with the client team to improve data quality and usability for ML systems . Qualifications Must-Have Experience as a network engineer with enterprise networks (switches, APs, firewalls, etc.). Programming or scripting experience (e.g., Python , Bash ). Comfort with interpreting logs, events, and time-series metrics. Preferred Experience automating workflows or working with data pipelines . Curiosity about how raw infrastructure data becomes machine learning input. Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) Upload resume AI interview based on your resume Submit form Resources & Support For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: For any help or support, reach out to: View email address on click.appcast.io PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.