Senior Engineer I, Network (IaaS)

As an Engineer on the Network Products and Engineering team, you will write software, build microservices and solve complex distributed systems problems.  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.  It will be a great opportunity to get your hands dirty in Go, MySQL and build out micro services with all the latest technologies related to Observability i.e. LightStep, Prometheus, Grafana.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Solving problems with distributed systems to reduce bottlenecks, single points of failures and inter-dependencies of our many regions.
• Designing and building highly efficient micro-services to enable new features and internal tooling around the virtual network stack.
• 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, eBPF, Open vSwitch, Prometheus, Ansible, MySQL, and others!

What You'll Add to DigitalOcean:

• Language: Demonstrated ability to develop, test, ship, maintain, and operate production-ready code and systems using couple of the following languages: Go, Perl, Python, C/C++
• 3+ years of experience developing scalable, resilient, fault tolerant and highly distributed systems coupled with a good understanding of microservice architecture.
• Experience developing full-stack applications with databases and API
• Understanding of basic networking concepts and the OSI network model, along with some experience around developing network software systems
• Ability to self-organize, take ownership, initiative and clearly communicate intent. Ours is a globally distributed team so the ability to communicate effectively in a remote environment is key to being a part of this team and its success.
• Bonus: Hands-on experience working on Linux networking including tools for network I/O performance tuning is a huge plus.
• Bonus: Prior development experience around firewalls, web security, IDP/IPS, eBPF, XDP, Open vSwitch, SDN, development of datapath for packet routing and forwarding is a huge plus!

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We are proud to work here. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions. 
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support your overall well-being, from one-time work from home stipend to wellness allowance to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills a premium would apply to NYC or SF. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

*This job is located in Hyderabad, India

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