Senior Network Engineer

craigslist is currently seeking a network engineer to assist in maintaining a stable platform that will continue to scale as traffic increases and services are expanded. You will assist in network design and evolution, manage and employ open source and commercial firewalls and load balancers. This role gives the opportunity to solve interesting tech issues at billion-page-view-per-day scale.

Successful candidates will have impeccable judgment and discretion, excellent troubleshooting skills, deep understanding of network and information security issues, and solid experience in as many of the following areas as possible:

• very high performance / traffic web architectures
• TCP / IP / BGP / OSPF / IS-IS
• Juniper JUNOS / Arista EOS / A10 ACOS
• BGP traffic engineering / transit provider selection
• firewall policy design and implementation
• open source and commercial load balancers
• global server load balancing
• DDoS mitigation
• IPSEC VPNs / client access VPN concentrator management
• PCIDSS compliance
• network planning, documentation, and communication
• IPv6 / DNS / DNSSEC / multicast
• scripting for network related needs such as device configuration, monitoring, regression testing, and reporting
• administration of rpm-based linux distributions

The ideal candidate:

• self-motivated and highly productive
• a data-driven problem solver
• passionate about making things better for end users
• loves learning and teaching others
• passion for automation
• makes teammates better
• resourceful and adaptable
• communicates effectively

craigslist offers:

• an unusually philanthropic company mission and philosophy
• a small team (~40) of fun-loving, smart, interesting, idealistic people
• non-garden-variety tech challenges at massive scale
• a tech nirvana, free from VCs, sales, marketing, biz dev, or pivoting
• big company stability and benefits -- w/o the dysfunction and despair

craigslist benefits include:

• 100% paid (including eligible dependents) health and dental insurance
• craigslist-provided health reimbursement account ($4K-$10K)
• 3-to-1 match on employee charitable donations (up to 10% of salary)
• 401(k) matching program (up to 6% of salary), with immediate vesting
• 4 weeks paid time off; 10 paid holidays
• wellness stipend (up to $150/month)

Please note: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

craigslist is an equal opportunity employer. craigslist policy prohibits discrimination based on age, genetic information, marital/domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer, genetic characteristics, or AIDS/HIV status), mental or physical disability, national origin and ancestry (including language use and holding a driver's license granted under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), race and color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.