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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 want people who are passionate about automating large scale networks on the Internet.\nWe are looking for a Software Engineer (Network Automation) to join the existing network engineering team, working with the infrastructure group. Reporting to the Manager of Networking Infra, the software engineer will be part of a team that is automating and maintaining the DigitalOcean network handling all the traffic from the Internet edge to the hypervisors. 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