Staff Engineer: Scalable Network Automation & DPUs

DigitalOcean; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Employee assistance program

Equity compensation

Employee stock purchase program

Conference reimbursement

Training and education reimbursement

LinkedIn learning access

Job summary

DigitalOcean is seeking a senior software engineer to design and build scalable network automation and orchestration systems for global infrastructure. You will lead technically in integrating DPUs and programmable hardware into production environments, shaping architectural direction and execution plans.

Candidates should have extensive experience in building large-scale production systems, strong networking fundamentals, and the ability to translate ambiguity into concrete proposals.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in building production software systems at scale.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems and networking.
• Ability to turn ambiguous technical problems into clear architectural proposals and executable plans.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable network automation and orchestration systems for global infrastructure.
• Lead technical direction for integrating DPUs and programmable hardware into production environments.

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

Job description

DigitalOcean is seeking a senior software engineer to design and build scalable network automation and orchestration systems for global infrastructure. You will lead technically in integrating DPUs and programmable hardware into production environments, shaping architectural direction and execution plans.

Candidates should have extensive experience in building large-scale production systems, strong networking fundamentals, and the ability to translate ambiguity into concrete proposals.