[Hiring] Software Engineer II @Zayo Group

Role Description

Zayo Group is seeking a talented and motivated Software Engineer II to join our Network Automation Software Engineering team. Our team develops and maintains the software platforms, microservices, and automation solutions that enable the provisioning, configuration, and management of Zayo's large-scale telecommunications network infrastructure.

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software solutions that automate complex network operations and improve the efficiency and reliability of network service delivery.
• Work primarily in Python, developing microservices that communicate through gRPC APIs defined using Protocol Buffers (Protobuf), and leverage Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) to automate network device configuration and service provisioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience, including experience developing, testing, and maintaining production applications.
• Proficiency in Python, including object-oriented programming, common Python libraries, and software development best practices.
• Experience developing or integrating APIs and backend services.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed application concepts.
• Understanding of software design principles, data structures, and common programming patterns.
• Experience using Git-based source control and collaborative development workflows.
• Familiarity with CI/CD processes, automated testing, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience working with Docker or similar containerization technologies.
• Experience debugging applications, investigating software issues, and implementing fixes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative engineering team.
• Ability to independently complete well-defined development tasks and contribute to moderately complex technical projects.

Requirements

• Experience developing gRPC services using Protocol Buffers (Protobuf).
• Hands-on experience with Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO), including Python APIs, service packages, or YANG models.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD and Docker Swarm.
• Familiarity with network automation technologies and protocols such as NETCONF, RESTCONF, SSH, and YANG.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, MPLS, and BGP.
• Experience with network provisioning, configuration management, or service activation systems.
• Familiarity with distributed systems concepts such as service-to-service communication, asynchronous processing, retries, and error handling.
• Experience with Linux systems and command-line tools.
• Familiarity with logging, monitoring, metrics, and application troubleshooting.
• Experience with relational or non-relational databases.
• Experience writing automated tests using frameworks such as pytest.
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment.
• Previous experience in telecommunications, network infrastructure, or related industries.

Benefits

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.