- You design, implement, and operate our modern IPv6-based BGP fabric.
- You continuously evolve our network platform for AI and high-performance computing environments.
- You support the integration of our bare-metal Kubernetes clusters into the existing BGP fabric.
- You plan, implement, and operate firewall and load balancing solutions for our data center infrastructure.
- You actively contribute to the build-out of new data center locations and are responsible for integrating networking into existing platforms.
- You automate recurring network processes and ensure effective monitoring of our infrastructure.
- You design, implement, and operate high-performance InfiniBand fabrics for AI workloads.
- You analyze complex network incidents and ensure stable, highly available 24/7 operations.
- You play a key role in shaping our future network architecture and contribute your own ideas and technical standards.
Network Engineer (m/f/d)
www.polarise.eu
18 hours ago
Full-time
Remote
Germany
Your mission
Your profile
- You have several years of hands-on experience in the design, implementation, and operation of modern data center networks.
- You possess strong expertise in BGP-based fabric architectures and are confident working with IPv6.
- You have experience with firewall and load balancing solutions in production enterprise or data center environments.
- You work in a structured and self-driven manner and enjoy taking ownership of critical infrastructure.
- You have excellent English language skills (minimum B2); German language skills are a plus.
- You are an EU citizen or hold a valid work permit for Germany. Ideally, you are based in Germany.
- You are willing to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation and occasionally travel to data center locations or team meetings.
- Experience with NVIDIA Spectrum switches and Cumulus Linux.
- Experience with NVIDIA Quantum switches and InfiniBand environments.
- Knowledge of Software Defined Networking (SDN).
- Experience working with Kubernetes, particularly with Cilium.
- A passion for modern AI, HPC, and cloud infrastructures.
Why us?
- Meaningful Work: Help shape the story of one of Europe’s most exciting AI infrastructure companies from the very beginning and contribute to strengthening Europe’s technological independence in AI.
- High Degree of Ownership: Work closely with senior leadership and actively shape the technical foundation of our platform. Your decisions will have a direct impact on scalability, reliability, and the developer experience across our teams.
- Strong Team: Become part of a growing, highly motivated engineering team and collaborate closely with experienced engineers and technical leaders.
- Remote Work Model: Work in a way that helps you truly balance your professional, family, and personal life.
- Thoughtful Onboarding: Look forward to a structured onboarding plan, a welcome package with company merchandise, and your preferred hardware setup (MacBook Pro or ThinkPad).
- Room to Grow: Actively shape your role and develop it in directions that match your strengths and interests, whether in platform architecture, cloud infrastructure, reliability engineering, or developer experience.
- Attractive Benefits: Benefit from attractive employee offers and exclusive discounts with numerous brands and providers, JobRad bicycle leasing, contributions to your company pension plan and Germany Ticket, as well as the opportunity to work temporarily from within the EU. And because we are a fast-growing scale-up, we continuously evolve and expand our benefits package.
About us
Polarise is the European one-stop shop for AI - from the underlying data center to the cloud platform through which startups, mid-sized companies, and large enterprises can seamlessly integrate sovereign AI computing power directly into their workflows. Our data centers, our hardware, and our cloud are designed to be visually tangible - but they require a strong, consistent design to ensure our brand makes a compelling impression across all touchpoints.
Apply now and become part of our mission.
Apply now and become part of our mission.