Staff Engineer, Network Infrastructure

Digital Ocean
San Francisco
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 191,200 - 239,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Technical leadership","Communication","Problem-solving","Mentoring","Technical influence"]

Design and build infrastructure software for DigitalOcean’s global network: automation and orchestration for provisioning, device lifecycle management, telemetry, validation, and automated remediation. Work at the intersection of distributed systems, networking, and hardware acceleration by integrating DPUs and SmartNICs into programmable infrastructure. Own technical direction, author RFCs and architecture documents, mentor engineers, and lead ambiguous, high-impact initiatives through delivery and long-term operation.

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Digital Ocean
Digital Ocean
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Staff Engineer, Network Infrastructure

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Job Summary

Design and build infrastructure software for DigitalOcean’s global network: automation and orchestration for provisioning, device lifecycle management, telemetry, validation, and automated remediation. Work at the intersection of distributed systems, networking, and hardware acceleration by integrating DPUs and SmartNICs into programmable infrastructure. Own technical direction, author RFCs and architecture documents, mentor engineers, and lead ambiguous, high-impact initiatives through delivery and long-term operation.
Location: San Francisco
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, validation, monitoring, and automated remediation.
  • •Design and build systems that integrate DPUs, SmartNICs, and programmable network infrastructure.
  • •Build tools to diagnose network/infrastructure issues and automate common operational workflows.
  • •Establish technical direction and engineering standards; author RFCs/architecture documents and mentor engineers across the organization.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 191,200 - 239,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityLearning BudgetPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience designing and building production software systems at scale.
  • •Strong software engineering fundamentals, including distributed systems, API design, concurrency, testing, observability, and reliability.
  • •Strong programming experience in one or more languages such as Go, Python, or C++.
  • •Strong networking understanding (e.g., TCP/IP, BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, VLANs, routing/switching, telemetry).
  • •Strong technical writing skills to produce RFCs, architecture/design documents, and proposals for complex initiatives.
Experience:Distributed systemsCloud infrastructureDatacenter networkingNetwork automation
Skills:Technical leadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingMentoringTechnical influence
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoPythonC++DPUsSmartNICsNetwork provisioningDevice lifecycle managementTelemetryAutomated remediationTCP/IPBGPEVPN/VXLANVLANsRoutingSwitchingEBPFP4SONiCOpenConfigGNMI

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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