Senior Network Datapath Engineer – High-Performance Cloud

DigitalOcean; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible time off

Equity compensation

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Conference reimbursement

Training and education reimbursement

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

DigitalOcean is seeking a network software engineer to design, develop, and optimize high-performance network datapath software for cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement scalable networking solutions and improve observability across systems.

The role requires strong experience in C, C++, or Go and deep knowledge of Linux-based networking systems, with a track record of optimizing performance-sensitive systems and leading complex engineering projects.

Qualifications

• Requires strong experience in C, C++, or Go and deep knowledge of Linux-based networking systems.
• Proven ability to optimize performance-sensitive systems and drive complex engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize high-performance network datapath software for cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement scalable networking solutions.
• Improve system observability and telemetry across distributed services.

Skills

C

C++

Go

Linux networking

eBPF

XDP

DPDK

AF_XDP

SR-IOV

TCP/IP

Routing

Switching

Network virtualization

Performance optimization

Packet processing

Distributed systems

Job description

DigitalOcean is seeking a network software engineer to design, develop, and optimize high-performance network datapath software for cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement scalable networking solutions and improve observability across systems.

The role requires strong experience in C, C++, or Go and deep knowledge of Linux-based networking systems, with a track record of optimizing performance-sensitive systems and leading complex engineering projects.