The Senior Data Center Engineer II is responsible for deploying and maintaining data center infrastructure, troubleshooting hardware and software issues, managing documentation, and mentoring junior engineers.
Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
At DigitalOcean, Data Center Engineers play a critical role in building and operating the physical infrastructure that powers our cloud platform. Our team is responsible for deploying, maintaining, and scaling the servers and networking equipment that enable millions of developers to run their applications.
From replacing a faulty drive to helping deploy infrastructure in a brand-new data center, our engineers work across the full lifecycle of hardware operations. You’ll join a collaborative, fast-growing team with opportunities to work on large-scale deployments, new data center expansions, and next-generation infrastructure.
This is a remote position.
What You'll Be Doing- Deploying, maintaining, and scaling DigitalOcean’s data center infrastructure
- Racking, stacking, and cabling servers, power distribution units (PDUs), and network switches
- Installing and commissioning servers, networking equipment, storage systems, and GPU infrastructure
- Designing and executing large-scale infrastructure deployments including rack buildouts and cluster expansions
- Supporting new data center builds and expansions through rack layout planning and infrastructure readiness validation
- Deploying and troubleshooting high-density compute platforms including GPU and liquid-cooled infrastructure
- Diagnosing and repairing hardware issues across servers, networking equipment, and storage systems
- Debugging hardware, network, and Linux OS related issues
- Submitting RMAs and managing hardware lifecycle replacements with equipment vendors
- Managing shipping, receiving, and inventory tracking of data center hardware and components
- Maintaining deployment documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
- Partnering with internal engineering teams to support hardware rollouts and infrastructure upgrades
- Supporting operational readiness for new data center deployments
- Participating in an on-call rotation to support infrastructure availability
- Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to team development
- 6-8+ years of experience deploying, operating, or supporting infrastructure within large-scale data center or cloud environments.
- Strong understanding of data center infrastructure including compute, networking, and storage systems
- Proficient understanding of data center power and cooling architecture
- Experience deploying and troubleshooting GPU hardware and high-density compute infrastructure
- Experience working with or supporting liquid-cooled infrastructure
- Strong Linux knowledge and command line experience; familiarity with bash scripting
- Strong troubleshooting skills across hardware, networking, and operating systems
- Understanding of data center cabling standards and deployment best practices
- Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure deployments or data center expansions
- Ability to analyze infrastructure incidents and drive operational improvements
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to perform deep technical investigations
- Experience maintaining deployment documentation and operational procedures
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel domestically and internationally (20–25%)
- Ability to lift objects up to 50 lbs and be on your feet for extended periods
- Ability to mentor and train junior engineers
- $128,000 - $161,000
*This is a hybrid role
JR: 2026-7651
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Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
- We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.
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