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Senior Software Engineer II, Network Datapath at DigitalOcean

Department: Core Cloud

Compensation

$167,200 – $209,000/yr

Setup
Remote
Location
Denver, Colorado
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

DigitalOcean is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Network Datapath to design, develop, optimize, and operate high-performance networking software for its cloud infrastructure. The role covers packet processing, forwarding, routing, acceleration, observability, and integration with host, kernel, user-space, and hardware-accelerated networking components. Candidates should have strong C, C++, or Go experience, deep networking and packet-processing knowledge, Linux networking expertise, and familiarity with technologies such as DPDK, XDP, eBPF, AF_XDP, or SR-IOV. The position is remote and offers a base salary of $167,200 to $209,000.

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