Network Engineer

About Us

Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess.

We are a team of 600+ fully remote people in 60+ countries working hard to serve the global chess community. We are here to support 100M+ chess players worldwide with the best possible product, content, and tools to serve the community!

We are a tech company. A gaming company. A content company. And we do it all with passion and commitment to the game. Above all we prize our mission-driven, flat, life-celebrating, no-corporate culture, and we look forward to meeting you and learning more about what you can bring to the team.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, implement, and manage the on-premises data center network infrastructure for Chess.com.
• Design scalable switch and route strategies catering to both in-house and external tasks
• Spearhead the main network, optimizing connectivity between data centers and ensuring seamless direct cloud connections
• Establish and uphold robust VxLAN - EVPN data center design, encompassing border leaf setups
• Innovate with automation tools using YANG and NETCONF/RESTCONF, achieving uniformity in network deployments and setups
• Collaborate with the DevEx and Cloud teams, enhancing product development
• Engage in the on-call schedule, acting as the go-to contact for the network infrastructure

Preferred Skills

• Solid background (5+ years) in network engineering and tangible network tech
• IP routing protocols (BGP, MP-BGP, IS-IS, OSPF)
• Proficiency with redundancy protocols including HSRP/VRRP/ECMP
• Hands-on experience with firewalls/ACL/encryption/VPN technologies such as PaloAlto, FortiGate, and Juniper SRX
• Command of Ethernet Switching and Routing methodologies [Spanning Tree, Access Control, QoS and PBR, VXLAN and EVPN datacenter networking, Link Aggregation Technologies (LACP, MC-LAG, MLAG, vPC)]
• Proven capability in automating network devices using tools or languages like Puppet, Python, or GO
• Sense of ownership and responsibility
• Lifelong learner

About the Opportunity

• This is a full-time position
• We are 100% remote (work from anywhere!)