Senior Software Engineer: Infrastructure

About the position

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in Distributed Systems and Networking to build cutting edge Network Software that will run on tens of thousands of hypervisors and bare-metal servers across our global infrastructure network. You will be responsible for building the next generation of software-defined networking on our platform: providing flexible, yet simple, primitives that our customers have come to love.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building highly efficient scalable services to enable network datapath for the next generation of features such as DDoS protection, 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 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.
• Using technologies and tools such as: Linux, Go, GRPC, Docker, Open vSwitch, eBPF, Prometheus, MySQL, and others!

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.
• Hands-on experience working on Linux networking including tools for network I/O performance tuning is a huge plus.
• 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

• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive array of benefits to support overall well-being, including a one-time work from home stipend, wellness allowance, and flexible time off policy.
• Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support continued growth and development.
• Salary range between $170,000 - $220,000 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills.
• Eligibility for a bonus based on company and individual performance.
• Equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion as an equal-opportunity employer.