Network 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

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