Lead Engineer – Global Network

Datum

full-time

Posted on: 2/26/2026

Location Type: Remote

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About the role

Design, implement and run Datum's core backbone, AS 33438, and internet edge (BGP, anycast), with security and reliability as first principles.
Drive complete visibility into all aspects of our network, including public facing edge, backbone and peering/interconnection.
Partner with leadership and data plane team to advance projects with key customers, partners, and suppliers.
Build cross-provider connectivity through our partners and hyperscalers.
Approach problems through the lens of Datum APIs. We give network superpowers to the AI developer.
Scale yourself and the team through effective automation. We write code to implement ergonomic interfaces and eliminate toil – for us and our customers.
Improve efficiency and processes along the way.

You’ve built and operated a global network for several years (5+), know routing, peering, BGP, anycast, and survived DDOS and other outages.
You can write code where you need to, and have opinions about APIs, particularly with cloud networking (VPCs, et al), NFVs, or other SDNs.
You have enough familiarity with Kubernetes, or can learn it quickly, to work seamlessly with our data plane team.
You have a track record of using, building, and contributing to open source communities in a variety of ways.

Benefits

Remote position, but you can work during a large chunk of the US east business hours and travel to NYC at least quarterly.
Engage with the broader community.
Work in the open and drive community engagement.

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Hard Skills & Tools

BGPanycastroutingAPIscloud networkingVPCsNFVsSDNsKubernetesnetwork automation

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingefficiency improvementprocess optimizationleadership