Senior Software Engineer – Network

DigitalOcean

Senior Software Engineer building cutting edge network software for DigitalOcean. Responsible for developing next generation software-defined networking to support global infrastructure.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $139,000 - $174,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsDockerFirewallsGoGRPCLinuxMySQLPrometheus

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Designing and building highly efficient scalable services to enable network datapath.
Work on new architecture initiatives to build systems that enable fleet optimization.
Solving problems in network performance while leveraging on concepts of distributed systems.
Debugging/troubleshooting complex production issues across datacenters in real time.
Using technologies and tools such as: Linux, Go, GRPC, Docker, Open vSwitch, eBPF, Prometheus, MySQL.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Expertise with languages like Go, C, C++ along with scripting skills.
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.
Bonus: Prior development experience around firewalls, web security, IDP/IPS, eBPF, XDP.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
10,000+ courses to support continued growth and development.
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible time off policy

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoCC++scriptingnetwork software developmentdistributed systemsnetwork performance tuningfault tolerancescalabilityOSI model