# Staff Engineer - Cloud Networks

**Company:** [Datadog](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/datadog)
**Location:** Boston, MA, Denver, CO, New York, NY
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $244k – $305k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** AWS, GCP, Azure, BGP, Route Policies, Software-Defined Networking, Multi-Cloud Networking, Packet Analysis, Network Infrastructure, Production Infrastructure, Python, Cloud Networking
**Posted:** 2026-08-13

> Leads the technical direction, design, and operation of large-scale multi-cloud network infrastructure, with a focus on connectivity, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency. Requires deep BGP and software-defined networking expertise plus strong software development and production operations experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate cloud network infrastructure across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Neoclouds in a multi-region environment.
- Own connectivity between clouds, customers, and developers, ensuring scalable, secure, and reliable network paths.
- Set technical direction for expanding data centers and evolving the network while maintaining stability and performance.
- Improve cross-site and cross-region connectivity patterns to support platform needs.
- Lead investigations into latency, packet loss, and connectivity failures, from packet capture and path analysis through cloud-provider escalations.
- Identify and deliver network-related efficiency and cost-saving opportunities.

## Requirements
- Deep networking expertise, including BGP, route policies, path selection, and prefix advertisement.
- Experience designing, building, and evolving large-scale software-defined networks, including interconnected environments.
- Strong software development skills and a code-first approach to operating networks.
- Ability to own ambiguous problems, set direction, and drive cross-team collaboration across distributed teams.
- Practical experience operating production infrastructure and responding to incidents, including on-call ownership where applicable.

## Benefits and Compensation
- Generous and competitive benefits package.
- New-hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan.
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities.
- Employee-focused onboarding, mentoring, and cross-departmental buddy programs.
- Healthcare, dental, parental planning, mental health benefits, 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and discounted employee stock purchase plan.
- Estimated yearly salary: **$244,000–$305,000 USD**.

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