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About this roleDatum’s core value proposition is to be connectors – of people, businesses, apps, and networks. Our global network is the vibrant center where that vision becomes reality. We’re looking for the right person to architect, build, and plan for uptime and growth.What you’ll doNetwork & Edge InfrastructureDesign, implement and run Datum's core backbone, AS 33438, and internet edge (BGP, anycast), with security and reliability as first principlesDrive complete visibility into all aspects of our network, including public facing edge, backbone and peering/interconnectionPartner with leadership and data plane team to advance projects with key customers, partners, and suppliersBuild cross-provider connectivity through our partners and hyperscalers.Work with our alt-cloud customers and partners to extend their reach across the industry.Build for developers, in the openApproach problems through the lens of Datum APIs. We give network superpowers to the AI developer.Work in the open and drive community engagement. We make money through our network, not our software.Scale yourself and the team through effective automation. We write code to implement ergonomic interfaces and eliminate toil – for us and our customers.Speak at networking conferences and write technical blog postsDemonstrate engineering leadershipDrive your roadmap by modeling Datum’s values every day.Distill customers needs into clear problem statements that align priorities.Use maximum creativity to drive problems through possible solutions and tradeoffs.Shepherd the team through timely decision-making.Improve efficiency and processes along the way.Who you areNon-NegotiablesAvailability: Remote position, but you can work during a large chunk of the US east business hours and travel to NYC at least quarterly.High EQ: You read rooms, understand people, and navigate complexity with graceHunger: You're driven by impact and energized by building something meaningfulHumility: You check your ego, give credit freely, and focus on collective successCore StrengthsThrive in an async environmentSimplify technical complexity through writing and speakingRelationship builder who creates and maintains genuine, valuable connectionsGenuinely passionate about digital infrastructure and the future of the industryAble to toggle between 30,000-foot vision and ground-level executionComfortable with ambiguity and capable of creating structure where none existsBackgroundNetwork: You’ve built and operated a global network for several years (5+), know routing, peering, BGP, anycast, and survived DDOS and other outages. You’ve probably also spent some time in public cloud and understand cross-cloud connectivity and direct connects. You know how to monitor a large network to gather telemetry for standard quality, DDOS mitigation, metering, and everything in between.Software & automation: You can write code where you need to, and have opinions about APIs, particularly with cloud networking (VPCs, et al), NFVs, or other SDNs.Orchestration & IaC: You have enough familiarity with Kubernetes, or can learn it quickly, to work seamlessly with our data plane team. Our POPs are completely automated, using Cilium to announce BGP.Open source: You have a track record of using, building, and contributing to open source communities in a variety of ways.What success looks likeFor Datum:Rock-solid global network with high uptimeNetwork features that push the envelope and extend our reachStronger traction with key opportunities and partnershipsIncreased cohesion across the organizationFor You:Growing Datum into a household name among developersProviding global-scale, cross-provider, API-driven connectivityKeep the Internet open for the generation to comePlatform to demonstrate strategic and operational leadership
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