Senior Engineer - ESD

What You’ll Be Doing

• Influence the evolution of Megaport’s edge compute and networking platform
• Architect and optimize bare metal infrastructure for high-performance VNF workloads
• Design and implement networking solutions leveraging EVPN and host-based technologies
• Act as a key technical advisor for a defined domain or program of work
• Drive technical strategy, standards, and system-wide design patterns across teams
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex, high-impact issues across distributed systems
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align engineering efforts with business and product goals
• Provide clear and proactive communication to stakeholders, including leadership and non-technical audiences
• Break down initiatives into deliverables, estimate work, and validate team estimates
• Identify and manage technical debt while driving continuous platform improvements
• Mentor engineers on system design, trade-offs, and architectural thinking
• Champion innovation and promote best practices across the engineering organization
• Identify opportunities to standardize systems and improve platform consistency

What We Are Looking For

• Experience as a senior or principal-level engineer working on distributed systems, cloud platforms, or networking infrastructure
• Deep understanding of networking technologies including MPLS, VXLAN and EVPN
• Practical expertise with linux networking and DPDK
• Experience designing and operating platforms supporting virtualised network functions (VNFs)
• Proven ability to design scalable, resilient systems and evaluate architectural trade-offs
• Experience leading technical strategy and influencing engineering direction across teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment

What We Offer

• Flexible working environments
• Birthday Leave
• Generous study and training allowance + 5 days paid study leave
• Creative, fun, and contemporary workspaces
• Motivated team of industry experts and new talent
• Celebrated success with ‘Legend’ and ‘Kudos’ Awards
• Health and wellness program
• Opportunities for career growth and potential for global intra-company transfers for interested candidates

About Megaport

We’re not your typical tech company – and we don’t want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We’re publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 600 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun.

Our Team Culture

We’re a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here – collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyone’s voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do.

We’re committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Don’t meet every requirement? That’s okay. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.