Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vultr is a leading cloud infrastructure company committed to providing high-performance, accessible cloud solutions. They are seeking a Principal Engineer, Cloud Networking to architect and lead the evolution of their global cloud networking platform, focusing on scalable and secure network services.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• 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 (Trident4, DPUs, etc.)
• Legacy system modernization
• Network security or multi-tenant firewall experience
• Cloud provider or hyperscaler background

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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