Kentik is the network intelligence platform for modern infrastructure teams, seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join their NMS team. The role involves building support for a variety of network devices and improving data collection systems to enhance visibility in network infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- Build support and map data for a huge variety of network devices
- Perform device support gap analysis for new and prospective customers
- Help us define configuration schemas that make it easier for our engineers and our customers to get their data into the Kentik Platform
- Work with other engineers and teams to improve data collection accuracy and strategies
- Help us build a culture of ownership by proactively identifying and solving problems
- Collaborate with other software engineers on the NMS team - as well as PM, support, and sales teams
Requirements:
- 6+ years of experience building and maintaining production SaaS software
- Experience with scripting (we currently use Starlark/Python)
- Familiarity with strongly-typed languages (we use Go) and data service patterns
- A strong desire to learn, grow, and take ownership of fixing hard problems
- A knowledge of networking protocols like SNMP and gNMI is a plus