# Senior Engineer - ESD

The Role We are seeking a highly experienced engineer to join our Edge Services team, responsible for building and evolving Megaport’s edge compute platform. This platform underpins our Virtual Network Function (VNF) products and the networking systems that power them globally. In this role, you will operate at the intersection of distributed systems, networking, and cloud-native infrastructure. You will be a key technical leader shaping the compute and networking stack, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across our edge platform. Beyond deep technical contribution, you will act as a central advisor within your domain - guiding strategy, mentoring engineers, and influencing outcomes across teams. What You’ll Be Doing Influence the evolution of Megaport’s edge compute and networking platform Architect and optimize bare metal infrastructure for high-performance VNF workloads Design and implement networking solutions leveraging EVPN and host-based technologies Act as a key technical advisor for a defined domain or program of work Drive technical strategy, standards, and system-wide design patterns across teams Troubleshoot and

- **Id**: 4298340
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/megaport-senior-engineer-esd>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: board_field
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Hiring countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T20:48:27Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T02:26:58Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2979
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- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Enterprise Networks, Network Interconnect

## Company

- **Id**: 7367
- **Name**: Megaport
- **Domain**: megaport.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/megaport>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 5
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.6
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 35
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **MPLS** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Canada** — Iso: CA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T02:26:58Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 35
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T02:52:25Z

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