Staff Engineer, Network Infrastructure

DigitalOcean; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Equity compensation

Employee stock purchase program

Employee assistance program

Conference reimbursement

Training and education reimbursement

LinkedIn learning access

Job summary

DigitalOcean in Boston is seeking an experienced engineer to design and build scalable network automation and orchestration systems for global infrastructure. You will lead technical direction for network software, including DPUs and programmable hardware.

The role requires hands-on expertise building production software at scale, strong distributed systems fundamentals, and superb technical writing to lead complex engineering initiatives across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience building production software at scale.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems and networking.
• Excellent technical writing skills and ability to lead complex initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable network automation and orchestration systems for global infrastructure.
• Lead technical direction for network software, including DPUs and programmable hardware.

Job description

Design and build scalable network automation and orchestration systems for global infrastructure. Lead technical direction for network software, including integration of DPUs and programmable hardware.

Requirements: Requires significant experience in building production software systems at scale and strong fundamentals in distributed systems and networking. Must possess excellent technical writing skills and the ability to lead complex engineering initiatives.

Key Skills: Go, Python, C++, Distributed systems, Network infrastructure, Automation, Orchestration, TCP/IP, BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, DPUs, SmartNICs, System reliability, API design, Technical writing, Cloud infrastructure

Benefits: Flexible time off, Equity compensation, Employee stock purchase program, Employee assistance program, Conference reimbursement, Training and education reimbursement, LinkedIn learning access