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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer, Network - **Company:** Wealthfront Corporation - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $172,000 - $228,000 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Computer Networks, Data Centers, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Networking Hardware, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Internet Services, Python (Programming Language), Network Configuration and Change Management, Network Architecture, Routing, Network Protocols, OpenVPN, Operational Databases, Remote Access Technology, Ansible, Ruby, Software Engineering, Virtual Local Area Networks, Computer Networking Systems, Transport Layer Security, Computer Network Operations, Computer Network Technologies, HybridCloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Juniper, Git, Build Management, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Palo Alto Networks, Hardware Infrastructure, Software Coding, Terraform - **Published:** October 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-software-engineer-network-san-francisco-ca--73a5d489-edfe-412f-a686-ae3e8fea089e ## About the Role Software Engineering, Network Operations Center, Financial Systems, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Systems Maintenance, Automation, Computer Networks, Computer Programming, Network Architecture/Engineering, * Proficiency with automation technology including Terraform, Ansible, and Chef * Proficiency with at least one language such as Go, Python, or Ruby and configuration management tools such as Git * Demonstrated experience with Linux systems * Experience with automating production data center environments, including hardware provisioning, network device configuration, and capacity planning * Proficiency with Networking protocols such as BGP, MLAG, VLANs, DNS * Excellent communications and organizational skills * BS or MS in Engineering or Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience Strong candidate may also have: * Experience with routing and switching in data centers * Familiarity with Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, Juniper switches * Background on VPN technologies, like OpenVPN, IPSec, TLS * Experience with AWS Networking technologies like Direct Connect, NACLs, Security Groups, VPC, etc ## Description We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer with Networking expertise to join our Infrastructure team, where you will work with hardware and networking across our data centers, offices, and the cloud to build and maintain critical financial systems. Wealthfront's Infrastructure team is a team of "Generalists with Expertise" who adhere to the principles of infrastructure-as-code and automation. We operate both physical servers and cloud-based computing, and our network spans both environments. About The Role As a member of the Networking team, you will play a key role in shaping future network architecture. You operate comfortably across hardware and software boundaries, writing code to automate infrastructure and bringing strategic expertise to designing, implementing, and maintaining systems. You approach Networking problems with a bias towards vendor-agnostic IaC solutions. As a key member of the Infrastructure team, you will: * Manage our networking and server hardware, topology, and connectivity in our physical data centers and cloud * Design and build network telemetry, monitoring, and observability * Build and maintain an automated change management pipeline to deploy network configuration revisions and provision hardware * Ensure critical services operate reliably by triaging and fixing operational issues as an on-call engineer, participating in post-mortems and implementing improvements to prevent future issues * Make and collaborate on key decisions regarding the evolution of our infrastructure, such as our hybrid cloud architecture * Be responsible for liaising with third parties, vendors and internet service providers as well as traveling to our Bay Area and New Jersey data centers and offices for onsite networking projects, The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC. Wealthfront Brokerage is not a bank. References to the APY for the Cash Account are to the APY paid by insured depository institutions that participate in our Cash Sweep Program (the "Program Banks"). Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where it earns the variable APY. Wealthfront Brokerage partners with Green Dot Bank, Member FDIC, to offer certain checking features for the Cash Account. Wealthfront Brokerage also has a relationship with UMB Bank, National Association, Member FDIC, which may allow certain Cash Accounts to opt into a limited-purpose account number and UMB Bank routing and transit number which enables checking features like bill pay, direct deposits and more. Wealthfront Brokerage and Wealthfront Advisers are not affiliated with Green Dot Bank or UMB Bank. Fees and Eligibility requirements may apply to certain checking features, please see the Deposit Account Agreement for details. All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Tax-Loss Harvesting benefits vary depending on the client's entire tax and investment profile. Wealthfront doesn't provide tax advice. The Brokerage Account is a self-directed brokerage account offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC, Member of FINRA/SIPC. Clients are responsible for evaluating their investment opportunities and risks and making investment decisions. Investment management and advisory services-which are not FDIC insured-are provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC ("Wealthfront Advisers"), an SEC-registered investment adviser.