Sr. Linux Engineer - DNS and Global Server Load Balancing, Infrastructure Services
Core
Operate and extend distributed Linux infrastructure as code for authoritative DNS and global server load balancing systems across dozens of edge sites.
Role type
Senior individual-contributor Linux infrastructure engineer
Builds
Bare-metal and cloud Linux systems, automation tooling, and observability dashboards for global network operations
Domain
Internet infrastructure, DNS, Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
Required skills
Linux system administration, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.), Python/Go/Rust/Swift programming, Networking fundamentals (TCP/UDP, L2-L3), Observability (Prometheus, Grafana), CI/CD workflows
Preferred skills
Anycast routing and BGP expertise, Linux kernel internals, SLO/SLI definition, Secure-by-default operations (DNSSEC), Capacity planning, Hardware lifecycle management, Technical leadership and mentoring
Technologies
Linux, Python, Go, Rust, Swift, Terraform, Ansible, Salt, Puppet, Prometheus, Grafana
Responsibilities
Operate and extend bare-metal and cloud Linux infrastructure across edge sites; Own reliability and performance of DNS/GSLB systems including incident response; Build visibility via SLOs, alerting, and dashboards; Develop automation tooling to reduce operational toil; Guide fleet capacity and hardware lifecycle planning; Mentor engineers and partner with cross-functional teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership
