Senior Network Engineer I

DigitalOcean; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading technology company as a Senior Network Engineer I, where you will design and maintain scalable networks for thousands of customers. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to innovative projects while prioritizing your career development and well-being.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Career development resources

Work from home stipend

Wellness allowance

Flexible time off policy

Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale datacenter and global backbone networks.
• Hands-on experience with observability tools and automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining the DigitalOcean network.
• Providing hands-on technical design and engineering for network-related tools.

Skills

Go

Python

Linux

Git

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Salt

Juniper hardware

Job description

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We want people who are passionate about building huge scale networks on the Internet.

We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join the existing network engineering team, working with the infrastructure group. Reporting to the Manager of Network Engineering, the 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.

If you’re looking for a Network Engineering role to challenge your skills and be rewarding and fulfilling, while working with top of the line equipment and managing a large network with huge scaling requirements and modern design, this job is for you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing hands-on technical design and engineering for network-related tools and systems
• Working with networking-focused software engineers to develop/maintain our network automation and monitoring platform.SDN solution and integration
• Developing and contributing to open source projects relating to network and platform engineering
• Helping to maintain good code quality by providing guidance during code reviews
• Developing and maintaining network automation solutions
  
  

What We'll Expect From You

• 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)
  
  

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 your overall well-being, from one-time work from home stipend to wellness allowance 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 between $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 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.
• We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. 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.
• This is a remote role
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Supply Chain, Information Technology, and Engineering

• Industries

  Internet Publishing

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