Senior Software Engineer: Network
About The Position
DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in Distributed Systems and Networking to build cutting-edge Network Software. This role involves developing the next generation of software-defined networking on their platform, providing flexible and simple primitives for customers. The engineer will design and build scalable services for network datapath, work on architecture initiatives for fleet optimization, solve problems in network performance using distributed systems concepts, and address complex data modeling challenges related to IP addresses, IPv6 transition, and virtual NICs. The position also includes diving deep into highly available and fault-tolerant virtual networking, debugging production issues, and enhancing automation and playbooks. Collaboration on improving network metrics visibility is also part of the role. Technologies used include Linux, Go, GRPC, Docker, Open vSwitch, eBPF, Prometheus, and MySQL.
Requirements
- Expertise with languages like Go, C, C++ along with scripting skills. Go is a plus.
- Experience developing scalable, resilient and fault tolerant network software for highly distributed systems.
- Understanding of the OSI network model.
- Ability to self-organize, take ownership, initiative and clearly communicate intent.
- Be ready and responsible for taking complex challenges that come up in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience working on Linux networking including tools for network I/O performance tuning is a huge plus.
- Prior development experience around firewalls, web security, IDP/IPS, eBPF, XDP, development of datapath for packet routing and forwarding is a huge plus!
- The ability to communicate effectively in a remote environment is key to being a part of this team and its success.
Responsibilities
- Designing and building highly efficient scalable services to enable network datapath for the next generation of features such as Virtual Private Cloud, Floating IPs and internal tooling for the virtual network stack to scale across hundreds of thousands of customer droplets.
- Work on new architecture initiatives to build systems that enable fleet optimization such as optimizing the virtual networking stack to reduce CAPEX / OPEX.
- Solving problems in network performance while leveraging on concepts of distributed systems to reduce performance bottlenecks, single points of failures and inter-dependencies of our many regions across the globe.
- Solving complex data modeling challenges that have come into existence due to the hyper growth of DigitalOcean such as - our growing inventory of IP addresses, future transition to IPv6 and support for our core network primitives, creating flexible and composable virtual nics and more!
- Diving deep into the ocean of highly available & fault-tolerant virtual networking.
- Debugging/troubleshooting complex production issues across datacenters in real time and enhancing our playbooks and automation to counter their recurrence.
- Participating in a team effort to improve visibility on various network metrics.
Benefits
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Local Employee Meetups.
- Flexible time off policy.
- Bonus in addition to base salary.
- Equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire.
- Option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
