Lead Software engineer - Network infrastructure - APAC

Role overview

Lead hands-on software development for tools and services that make data center network operations dependable as infrastructure expands across the APAC region. You’ll own the technical direction for your area, connect network systems with the cloud platform, and build a local engineering team while coordinating with colleagues in other regions.

Responsibilities - Build services for network provisioning, ongoing changes, configuration drift detection, and operational checks. - Create controlled change workflows with reviews, staged releases, rollback options, audit records, and safeguards. - Develop telemetry and observability systems that help teams monitor multiple sites and investigate incidents. - Connect network source-of-truth data to platform APIs and dependable automation. - Make architectural decisions, align plans across regions, and work with network engineers and SREs to solve operational problems. - Hire, mentor, and set engineering standards for the regional team while continuing to contribute code.

Requirements - At least seven years of software engineering experience, or equivalent practical experience, including technical or team leadership with broad ownership. - Strong coding skills and experience delivering and operating reliable services. - Proficiency in Go or willingness to adopt it; Python experience is also useful. - Ability to work independently, make decisions amid uncertainty, and establish processes in a growing environment. - Interest in infrastructure or networking, and willingness to remain hands-on while leading a team. - Ability to guide complex projects, make sound architectural choices, prioritize high-impact work, and mentor other engineers.

Nice to have - Data center networking experience, networking education, or a track record of quickly learning infrastructure topics. - Experience with infrastructure automation, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, network testing, or network-as-code workflows. - Knowledge of datapath technologies such as eBPF/XDP, DPDK, kernel networking, or traffic processing. - Experience with high-load services, observability systems, or production open-source components. - Experience establishing an engineering team or launching a regional engineering hub.

Benefits and work setup - Flexible, autonomous work with opportunities for career development and learning. - Work with international teams on infrastructure supporting AI projects.