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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Engineer - **Company:** DigitalOcean, LLC - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $154,000.0 - $193,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Link Aggregation (Ethernet), Artificial Intelligence, Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing, Complex Networks, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Linux, Monitoring of Systems, Web Servers, Networking Hardware, Multi-protocol Systems, Junos, Python (Programming Language), Network Architecture, Routing, Packet Analyzer, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Digitalocean, Prometheus, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocols, Virtualization Technology, System Availability, Grafana, Juniper, Git, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Software Version Control, Elk Stack, Golang - **Published:** June 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/3c446c01-3aad-4713-bb86-8f7b3a67d1fb ## About the Role We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer who is passionate about building large scale networks on the Internet., * BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree * Knowledge of and demonstrated ability in at least one of the following languages: Go, Python * Expertise with Linux * Expertise working with Juniper hardware (e.g., MX, QFX, EX, SRX) and the Junos operating system * Experience with CI/CD, containers and/or virtualization, web servers, and databases * Hands-on experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack * Experience with automation frameworks (Salt preferred) * Good knowledge of code versioning tools such as Git, and accustomed to multi-branches development * Experience working on, building, and troubleshooting large-scale datacenter networks * Experience working on, building, and troubleshooting global backbone networks * Experience working with Nokia, Arista, and Ciena * Experience working with typical layer-2 and -3 protocols such (e.g., BGP, OSPF, VRRP, IS-IS ,LACP,MC-LAG) * Experience working with MPLS, including BGP-LU (RSVP-TE experience a plus), * We innovate with purpose. You'll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI 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. ## Description As a Senior Network Engineer at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. Reporting to the Manager of Network Infra, the Senior Network Engineer will be part of a team that is designing, implementing and maintaining the DigitalOcean network from the Internet edge to the hypervisor connections. Our networks need to be massively scalable, and enable systems agility, while providing our hundreds of thousands of customers with the most stable platform. We work with other infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure new products and features have scalable network architectures and will provide the performance our customers require. What You'll Do: * Diagnose complex network issues using packet analysis, flow data, and monitoring tools. Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes to maintain organizational SLA compliance and high availability. * Develop scripts and workflows using Python, Golang and Salt to automate provisioning, configuration changes, and compliance auditing across the DigitalOcean network infrastructure. * Develop scalable network solutions for data center and cloud connectivity using protocols such as BGP, ISIS, MPLS, VxLAN, and SR (Segment Routing) across the network environment. * Help in capacity planning and availability by analyzing traffic patterns, forecast growth and recommend hardware/bandwidth upgrades, implement and fine tune QoS policies and routing to optimize throughput and latency to ensure our customers have the best experience. * Provide technical guidance to team members, conduct design and architecture reviews, and create network documentation including topology diagrams, Standard Operating Procedures and runbooks. * Research emerging networking solutions, conduct proof-of-concept deployments and testing, and make recommendations to leadership on technology adoption; work with vendors to help validate designs and network hardware. * Plan maintenance windows, draft change requests with rollback procedures, and lead cross-functional communication during upgrades, migrations and cutovers. * Serve as a Senior escalation point for the mission critical network. Coordinate with the CloudOps during outages and conduct post-incident reviews and drive continuous improvement. * Develop comprehensive documentation, including bills of materials, scopes of work, and deployment procedures for the network hardware and software installation in new Points of Presence (POPs) and Data Centers (DCs). ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [DevOps at Netflix](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/270-devops-at-netflix) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [7 Most Popular Web Developer Jobs in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/163-7-most-popular-web-developer-jobs-in-europe)