Senior Network Engineer

DigitalOcean; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain a massively scalable Internet edge to data center network.

You will work with BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, VxLAN, SR and related technologies, develop automation in Python and Go, and provide guidance across teams while ensuring high availability and performance for thousands of customers.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree
• Knowledge of Go or Python languages
• Expertise with Linux
• Experience with Juniper hardware and Junos OS
• Experience with CI/CD, containers and virtualization
• Hands-on observability with Prometheus/Grafana/ELK
• Automation experience with Salt
• Git/version control and multi-branch workflows
• Experience with datacenter and global backbone networks
• Familiarity with MPLS and BGP-LU

Responsibilities

• Diagnose complex network issues using packet analysis and monitoring tools
• Develop automation scripts in Python/Go for provisioning and auditing
• Design scalable network solutions with BGP, ISIS, MPLS, VXLAN and SR
• Assist capacity planning and perform upgrades for performance
• Provide technical guidance and document network topologies and runbooks
• Research new networking solutions and pilot proofs of concept
• Plan maintenance windows and coordinate upgrades and migrations
• Serve as escalation point for mission-critical network incidents
• Create deployment documentation for new POPs and DCs

Skills

Go

Python

Linux

Juniper hardware

CI/CD

Containers

Observability (Prometheus)

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Juniper MX/QFX

MPLS

BGP

IS-IS

Job description

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.

We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer who is passionate about building large scale networks on the Internet.

As a Senior Network Engineer at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. Reporting to the Manager of Network Infra, the Senior Network Engineer will be part of a team that is designing, implementing and maintaining the DigitalOcean network from the Internet edge to the hypervisor connections. Our networks need to be massively scalable, and enable systems agility, while providing our hundreds of thousands of customers with the most stable platform. We work with other infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure new products and features have scalable network architectures and will provide the performance our customers require.

What You’ll Do:

• Diagnose complex network issues using packet analysis, flow data, and monitoring tools. Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes to maintain organizational SLA compliance and high availability.
• Develop scripts and workflows using Python, Golang and Salt to automate provisioning, configuration changes, and compliance auditing across the DigitalOcean network infrastructure.
• Develop scalable network solutions for data center and cloud connectivity using protocols such as BGP, ISIS, MPLS, VxLAN, and SR (Segment Routing) across the network environment.
• Help in capacity planning and availability by analyzing traffic patterns, forecast growth and recommend hardware/bandwidth upgrades, implement and fine tune QoS policies and routing to optimize throughput and latency to ensure our customers have the best experience.
• Provide technical guidance to team members, conduct design and architecture reviews, and create network documentation including topology diagrams, Standard Operating Procedures and runbooks.
• Research emerging networking solutions, conduct proof-of-concept deployments and testing, and make recommendations to leadership on technology adoption; work with vendors to help validate designs and network hardware.
• Plan maintenance windows, draft change requests with rollback procedures, and lead cross-functional communication during upgrades, migrations and cutovers.
• Serve as a Senior escalation point for the mission critical network. Coordinate with the CloudOps during outages and conduct post-incident reviews and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop comprehensive documentation, including bills of materials, scopes of work, and deployment procedures for the network hardware and software installation in new Points of Presence (POPs) and Data Centers (DCs).

What You’ll Add to DigitalOcean:

• BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree
• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability in at least one of the following languages: Go, Python
• Expertise with Linux
• Expertise working with Juniper hardware (e.g., MX, QFX, EX, SRX) and the Junos operating system
• Experience with CI/CD, containers and/or virtualization, web servers, and databases
• Hands-on experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack
• Experience with automation frameworks (Salt preferred)
• Good knowledge of code versioning tools such as Git, and accustomed to multi-branches development
• Experience working on, building, and troubleshooting large-scale datacenter networks
• Experience working on, building, and troubleshooting global backbone networks
• Experience working with Nokia, Arista, and Ciena
• Experience working with typical layer-2 and -3 protocols such (e.g., BGP, OSPF, VRRP, IS-IS ,LACP,MC-LAG)
• Experience working with MPLS, including BGP-LU (RSVP-TE experience a plus)

Compensation Range:

• $154,000 - $193,000

*This is a hybrid role

JR: 2026-7792

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Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean

• We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning’s 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.