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Principal Software Engineer – Cloud Networking
Location
United States
Posted
110 days ago
Salary
$140K - $180K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Software Engineer – Cloud Networking
Vultr
• Lead technical design for next-gen cloud networking: VPC, security groups, gateways, routing domains • Align networking roadmap with product and infrastructure teams • Drive implementation of control/data plane features and network orchestration • Manage services like BGP peering, tenant isolation, and network policy enforcement • Prototype and validate new capabilities at scale • Support production systems and incident response • Extend Vultr’s control plane to integrate networking features
Job Requirements
- 5+ years in infrastructure, network engineering, or hosting environments
- Experience with virtual networking (public/private cloud), SDN, VXLAN/EVPN
- Strong knowledge of BGP, L2/L3 routing, Linux and Kubernetes networking
- Network automation and observability experience
- Proficiency in Go or Rust; familiarity with PHP and SQL a plus
- Clear communication across engineering and leadership
Benefits
- Excellent Medical Benefits w/ 100% company paid premiums for employee only plan + 100% company paid dental & vision premiums
- 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4% with immediate vesting
- Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
- 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
- Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year & 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
- $500 first year remote office setup + $400 each following year for new equipment
- Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
- Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
- Company paid Wellable subscription
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