Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure

Render

Software Engineer focusing on network infrastructure at Render, improving complex networking and deploying solutions for a developer-friendly cloud platform.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $204,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsKubernetesLinux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own Render's core network infrastructure across multiple data centers and cloud providers. Shape how networking evolves as Render rapidly scales.
Design and build customer-facing networking capabilities that give users greater flexibility in how their services connect, communicate, and how traffic is routed.
Investigate complex networking issues across the stack, from the kernel and data plane to distributed systems and edge networking.
Drive performance and reliability improvements through systematic profiling and tuning.
Partner with engineers across the company to build a platform that is stable, predictable, and secure.
Participate in our on-call rotation. Help continuously improve how we detect, respond to, and learn from incidents.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 6 years of experience building and operating large-scale networking or infrastructure systems.
Experience with Kubernetes networking internals (e.g. kube-proxy, CNI plugins, service routing) or similar container networking technology.
Experience with Linux networking internals (e.g. routing, netfilter/iptables/nftables, conntrack) in production environments.
Experience building and operating traffic routing systems (e.g. load balancers, ingress, proxies) at scale.
Strong experience designing, debugging, and operating distributed systems.
Experience planning and executing high-risk changes with minimal downtime.

Benefits

Comp & perks

This opportunity is also eligible for equity with early-exercise options and extended exercise windows.
4 weeks of paid vacation.
14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. We will also work with you to create a supportive plan of return.
Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans.
100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent. FSAs and HSAs are available as well.
Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health and therapy, hobbies, etc.
Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy.
Commuter benefits for Renders in the Bay Area, and home office stipends for remote Renders.
Continuous learning benefits & related support.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Kubernetes networking internalsLinux networking internalstraffic routing systemsload balancersingressproxiesdistributed systemssystematic profilingtuninghigh-risk change execution

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcollaborationincident responseperformance improvementreliability improvement