Senior Software Engineer - Traffic and Networking
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Traffic and Networking to join the team of a leader in the Telecommunications & Hardware space.
This role will help shape scalable software for cloud infrastructure in a highly dynamic, multi-tenant environment. You will work across teams to design and deliver network and systems automation solutions that support reliability, performance, and operational excellence. The position also includes close collaboration with internal partners to translate requirements into technical solutions and ensure a strong user experience.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $224,000 – $431,250 annually
Responsibilities
Collaborate across teams to develop and deliver scalable software for cloud infrastructure
Design, build, and maintain network and systems automation solutions for highly dynamic, multi-tenant environments
Engage closely with partners to understand their requirements and ensure an outstanding user experience
Contribute to and lead open-source projects and communities relevant to the work
Share roadmaps, technical demos, and vision with collaborators and leaders to provide updates and show progress
Maintain ownership of work from initial development through to production, ensuring flawless execution
Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
12+ years of experience designing and building distributed systems
Advanced programming skills in C, C++, Go, or Rust
Proven experience building and maintaining APIs
Knowledge of asynchronous programming, threading, state machines, and data structures
Experience with data persistence and storage (SQL or equivalent)
Understanding of secure communication protocols such as mutual TLS or IPsec
Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals and protocols, including IP, IPv6, BGP, HTTP, ICMP, and tunneling protocols
Benefits
Eligibility for equity and benefits
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate across teams to develop and deliver scalable software for cloud infrastructure
- Design, build, and maintain network and systems automation solutions for highly dynamic, multi-tenant environments
- Engage closely with partners to understand their requirements and ensure an outstanding user experience
- Contribute to and lead open-source projects and communities relevant to the work
- Share roadmaps, technical demos, and vision with collaborators and leaders to provide updates and show progress
- Maintain ownership of work from initial development through to production, ensuring flawless execution
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 12+ years of experience designing and building distributed systems
- Advanced programming skills in C, C++, Go, or Rust
- Proven experience building and maintaining APIs
- Knowledge of asynchronous programming, threading, state machines, and data structures
- Experience with data persistence and storage (SQL or equivalent)
- Understanding of secure communication protocols such as mutual TLS or IPsec
- Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals and protocols, including IP, IPv6, BGP, HTTP, ICMP, and tunneling protocols
Benefits
- Eligibility for equity and benefits
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
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