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Network Engineer jobs in San Francisco, CA
Network engineers design, build, and maintain the networks that connect an organization — routing, switching, wireless, firewalls, and increasingly cloud and software-defined networking.
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Job Description Job Description SUMMARY OF POSITION The Network Engineer is responsible for maintaining, monitoring, and engineering IP networks for InfoIMAGE and is a key member of our network operations team, and will…
, we belong to something beautiful. Your Role at Sephora: Ready for a career glow up? As Senior Manager, Network Retail & Corporate Engineering , you'll be driving the vision, execution, and operational excellence of Sep…
$225k - $275k
that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe. About this Role Crusoe Cloud is seeking a Senior Staff Network Production Engineer to own production reliability across our global network, including edge, backb…
$140k - $155k
Job Description Job Description Evolver is seeking a skilled Network Engineer who has transitioned into network automation development. In this role, you will engineer and operate our hybrid on-premises and Microsoft Azu…
company provides fixed wireless and fiber solutions for growing connectivity needs. The company is looking for a Senior Wireless Network Engineer to support and improve FTTH and fixed wireless network operations in a gro…
expanding into the United States, with significant investment in high-performance networking and AI-ready data center architecture. The company is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to design, deploy, and support ultr…
Job Description Job Description Benefits: ~401(k) ~401(k) matching ~ Bonus based on performance Network Engineer Needed 5 days onsite. Location Diablo Canyon, California Client : PG&E Visa : GC or Citizen. At a very high…
Ready to architect the high-speed networks powering the AI era? Join a trailblazing leader in GPU-accelerated computing, designing and operating the network fabric that supports some of the most demanding computational w…
$120k
Network Engineer – Distributed & Space Systems Full Time | Bay Area Build the Internet… in Space This is not traditional networking. You’ll be working on a system where satellites behave like a distributed cloud , not is…
Job Description Job Description We are looking for a Network Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and support our growing network infrastructure. You will be part of a systems engineering team that is responsible for…
$175k - $300k
the Role If you can design and stand up a 400GbE spine-leaf network from scratch to do eBGP and then automate the configuration to... ...a button click, this role is for you! As a principal network engineer, you’ll be re…
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What network engineers earn in San Francisco
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $39–$55 | $81k–$115k |
| Mid level | $55–$75 | $115k–$157k |
| Senior | $73–$98 | $151k–$203k |
Adjusted for the San Francisco market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Routing and switching (BGP, OSPF)Cisco or Juniper platformsFirewalls and VPNsTCP/IP deep knowledgeWireless networkingNetwork monitoring toolsCloud networking (VPC, SD-WAN)Automation (Python, Ansible)Documentation and diagrams
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Users at one site report intermittent connectivity. How do you troubleshoot?
Work the layers: physical, then switching, routing, and upstream — using monitoring data to narrow scope. Intermittent issues test patience and method, so show both.
Explain what happens at each OSI layer when a user loads a website.
Keep it crisp and accurate through the layers; this is a fluency check. Tie each layer to a real troubleshooting tool you would use there.
How would you design the network for a new office?
Ask about size and needs first, then cover segmentation, redundancy, wireless coverage, and internet failover. Mentioning documentation and future growth rounds it out.
When would you use BGP versus OSPF?
External versus internal routing in essence — explain it through where each lives in a real network you have run rather than textbook definitions alone.
Tell me about a change you made that caused an outage, and what you learned.
Everyone in networking has one. Show the discipline that came out of it: change windows, peer review, rollback configs staged in advance.
How are you using automation in network operations?
Config templating, compliance checks, or Python/Ansible scripts — even small examples count. The field is moving this way and interviewers check for the trajectory.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For network engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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State network scale: sites, users, devices, and bandwidth managed — it is the first credibility check.
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List certifications prominently (CCNA, CCNP) since networking still hires heavily on them.
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Name specific platforms (Cisco IOS/NX-OS, Meraki, Palo Alto, Fortinet) rather than 'networking equipment'.
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Quantify reliability wins: uptime improved, outage minutes reduced, failover designs that worked when tested.
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Include automation and cloud networking experience — it distinguishes you from config-only candidates.
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Typical progression
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