Senior Staff Engineer — Network Software Platforms

Equinix; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global digital infrastructure company based in the UK is seeking a skilled Software Network Engineer to enhance their orchestration and telemetry platform. The ideal candidate will design and build robust network software, ensure production reliability, and lead a team of engineers. This position combines technical leadership with hands-on software development, requiring strong experience in software-defined networking and modern programming languages. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence in digital infrastructure.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Strong experience with software-defined networking.
• Expertise in resilient, production-ready network software.
• Experience with VRF, VxLAN, VRRP, BGP, EVPN, gNMI.

Responsibilities

• Design and enhance software networking features.
• Collaborate with teams to introduce customer capabilities.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.

Skills

Software-defined networking

Automated network software

Go programming

Test automation expertise

Kubernetes

Docker

Agile practices

Tools

gRPC

HTTP

Jira

Git

Job description

A global digital infrastructure company based in the UK is seeking a skilled Software Network Engineer to enhance their orchestration and telemetry platform. The ideal candidate will design and build robust network software, ensure production reliability, and lead a team of engineers. This position combines technical leadership with hands-on software development, requiring strong experience in software-defined networking and modern programming languages. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence in digital infrastructure.