Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Networking

We’re looking for a Principal 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 shaping the networking foundation of Vultr's infrastructure.

What You’ll Do

• 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

What we’re looking for: 

• 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

Bonus Experience:

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