Staff Engineer, Network Infrastructure

Digital Ocean
Denver
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 191,200 - 239,000Function: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Technical writing","Communication","Technical leadership","Problem-solving","Influencing decisions"]

Design and build network automation and orchestration software for a global network infrastructure at scale. Develop production systems for provisioning, configuration management, device lifecycle, telemetry, validation, and automated remediation. Integrate DPUs, SmartNICs, and programmable network infrastructure, while abstracting vendor differences and improving operational safety. Lead projects end-to-end, author RFCs and architecture documents, mentor engineers, and help evolve DigitalOcean’s infrastructure across multiple teams.

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Digital Ocean
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Staff Engineer, Network Infrastructure

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Job Summary

Design and build network automation and orchestration software for a global network infrastructure at scale. Develop production systems for provisioning, configuration management, device lifecycle, telemetry, validation, and automated remediation. Integrate DPUs, SmartNICs, and programmable network infrastructure, while abstracting vendor differences and improving operational safety. Lead projects end-to-end, author RFCs and architecture documents, mentor engineers, and help evolve DigitalOcean’s infrastructure across multiple teams.
Location: Denver
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build network automation and orchestration systems for reliable deployment and operation of global network infrastructure.
  • •Develop software for network provisioning, configuration management, device lifecycle management, monitoring, validation, and automated remediation.
  • •Build systems that integrate with DPUs, SmartNICs, and programmable network infrastructure, including datacenter and Point of Presence deployments and vendor integrations.
  • •Create tools and abstractions to diagnose network/infrastructure issues and automate operational workflows while maintaining safety and reliability across vendors and hardware.
  • •Author RFCs and architecture/design documents, lead initiatives from concept through operation, and mentor engineers to raise engineering standards.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 191,200 - 239,000
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience designing and building production software systems at scale.
  • •Strong software engineering fundamentals in distributed systems, API design, concurrency, testing, observability, and reliability.
  • •Strong programming experience in one or more languages such as Go, Python, or C++.
  • •Strong understanding of networking, including TCP/IP, BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, VLANs, routing, switching, and network telemetry.
  • •Ability to turn ambiguous infrastructure problems into clear proposals, architecture/design documents, and executable implementation plans.
Experience:Distributed systemsCloud infrastructureNetworkingDatacenter networkingInfrastructure automation
Skills:Technical writingCommunicationTechnical leadershipProblem-solvingInfluencing decisions
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoPythonC++TCP/IPBGPEVPN/VXLANVLANsRoutingSwitchingNetwork telemetryDPUsSmartNICsProgrammable network infrastructureOpenConfigGNMINETCONFYANGKubernetesEBPFP4

Company Brief

Digital Ocean
Provides cloud infrastructure and developer-focused cloud services including scalable droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage, and networking to simplify deploying and managing applications for developers and small-to-medium businesses.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 250M to 500M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2011
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