Senior Staff Engineer — Network Software Platforms

Equinix; Remote; GBP 97,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital infrastructure firm in Virginia Water is seeking a skilled software engineer to join its Software Network Engineering team. In this role, you will design, develop, and enhance networking software features while collaborating across functions to improve service capabilities. Applicants should have expertise in network software development, strong programming skills, and a passion for automation. The position offers a remote-first work culture, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Significant experience in software-defined networking is essential.
• Must demonstrate expertise in automated network software development.
• Knowledge of and experience with modern programming languages such as Go is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance software networking features.
• Collaborate with teams to introduce new capabilities for customers.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor less experienced engineers.
• Build scalable and highly available services with simple APIs.
• Drive simplicity and maintainability in production systems.
• Contribute to code and influence technical direction.
• Continuously improve software development lifecycle and tools.
• Participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

Strong software-defined networking experience

Expertise in building resilient, automated, production-ready network software

Experience with technologies like VRF, VxLAN, VRRP, BGP

Proficiency in designing distributed services with APIs

Hands-on experience with Go

CI/CD expertise

Knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker

Strong analytical skills

Familiarity with Agile practices

Job description

A leading digital infrastructure firm in Virginia Water is seeking a skilled software engineer to join its Software Network Engineering team. In this role, you will design, develop, and enhance networking software features while collaborating across functions to improve service capabilities. Applicants should have expertise in network software development, strong programming skills, and a passion for automation. The position offers a remote-first work culture, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.