Software Engineer - Traffic Management (Networking)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Traffic Management): Building and optimizing high-load traffic management systems for hirify.global's global network with an accent on dynamic routing, network performance, and scalability. Focus on designing, implementing, and monitoring production software deployments for massive scale distributed systems.

Location: Hybrid in Austin, TX, USA

Company

hirify.global builds and operates one of the world's largest networks, providing security, performance, and reliability to millions of Internet properties.

What you will do

• Build and extend various traffic management and supporting systems.
• Collaborate with Network Engineering, Product Engineering, and other teams on ambitious initiatives.
• Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, from designing to monitoring production deployments.
• Work with a wide range of technologies including Go, Python, Rust, eBPF, and Kubernetes.
• Take responsibility for the health of systems and participate in on-call rotations.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of engineering experience with networking and/or distributed systems.
• Systems-level programming experience in Go, Python, Rust, C, or C++.
• Solid grasp of networking protocols in Layers 3 and 4 of the OSI Model.
• Knowledge/interest in HTTP, TLS, and CDN networks.
• Experience/interest in network performance monitoring and tuning.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience building or developing capabilities in traffic engineering, including automated load balancing and traffic prioritization.
• Knowledge of statistical-analysis techniques and control theory.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP and Internet routing.
• Experience building tools and APIs.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and debugging large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience participating in an on-call rotation.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission to help build a better, faster, safer, and more reliable Internet.
• Operate under a "Run What You Build" model, taking ownership of system health.
• Growth-oriented environment, focusing on curiosity and empathy.
• Commitment to building a diverse and inclusive team.
• Involvement in projects like Project Galileo and Athenian Project to protect the free and open Internet.