Vultr

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Networking

United States · Remote (country restricted) · FullTime

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EmployerVultr
LocationUnited States
Work styleRemote (country restricted)
Employment typeFullTime
Employer posted1 month ago

Who We Are

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

Vultr Cares

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

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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

Join Vultr

We’re looking for a Senior Engineer, Cloud Networking to architect and lead the evolution of Vultr’s global cloud networking platform. You’ll drive design and implementation of scalable, reliable, and secure network services including VPC, edge connectivity, and security features. This is a cross-functional, hands-on role building the networking foundation of Vultr's infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Work on technical design for next-gen cloud networking: VPC, security groups, gateways, routing domains

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

Qualifications

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

High-performance networking hardware (Broadcom DNX, XGS, DPUs, SmartNICs, etc.)

Legacy system modernization

Network security or multi-tenant firewall experience

Cloud provider or hyperscaler background

Compensation

$128,000 - $145,000

Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.

Inclusion & Privacy

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.

We also take your privacy seriously. We handle personal information responsibly and follow applicable laws, including U.S. privacy rules and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Your data is used only for legitimate business purposes and is protected with proper security measures.

Where allowed by law, applicants may request details about the data we collect, access or delete their information, withdraw consent for its use, and opt out of nonessential communications. For more details, please see our Privacy Policy.

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