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# Staff Engineer - Network Automation & Infrastructure

- **Company:** DigitalOcean, LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Network Protocols, Digitalocean, Build Management, Programmable Network, Open Network Automation Platform
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_438a49fc938d4d5a5d9d1cd20986762f

## About the Role

Required are deep knowledge of networking protocols and strong proficiency in Go, Python, or C++. You will partner with hardware and network engineering teams to integrate DPUs and programmable network technologies into production environments.

## Description

DigitalOcean is seeking a software engineer to design and build scalable network automation and orchestration systems for our global infrastructure. You will work across teams to translate complex infrastructure requirements into robust software.