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Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together-while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. \nWe are looking for a Senior Network Engineer who is passionate about building large scale networks on the Internet. \nAs 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. 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Coordinate with the CloudOps during outages and conduct post-incident reviews and drive continuous improvement. \nDevelop 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).\nWhat You’ll Add to DigitalOcean:\nBA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree\nKnowledge of and demonstrated ability in at least one of the following languages: Go, Python\nExpertise with Linux\nExpertise working with Juniper hardware (e.g., MX, QFX, EX, SRX) and the Junos operating system\nExperience with CI/CD, containers and/or virtualization, web servers, and databases\nHands-on experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack\nExperience with automation frameworks (Salt preferred)\nGood knowledge of code versioning tools such as Git, and accustomed to multi-branches development\nExperience working on, building, and troubleshooting large-scale datacenter networks\nExperience working on, building, and troubleshooting global backbone networks\nExperience working with Nokia, Arista, and Ciena\nExperience working with typical layer-2 and -3 protocols such (e.g., BGP, OSPF, VRRP, IS-IS ,LACP,MC-LAG)\nExperience working with MPLS, including BGP-LU (RSVP-TE experience a plus)\nCompensation Range: \n$154,000 - $193,000\n*This is a hybrid role\nJR: 2026-7792\n#LI-Hybrid\nWhy You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean\nWe 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.\nWe prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.\nWe care about your well-being. 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