Data Center Engineer II

About the Role

Data Center Engineers play a massive role in the success of our business. Our amazing Data Center team is responsible for maintaining and growing the physical infrastructure of the DigitalOcean cloud, past, present and future. They own everything related to the physical servers and networking gear that enables our company, and our customers to scale. In exchange for your expertise and enthusiastic interest in DigitalOcean, we can offer you a role on a fast growing, and collaborative team where you'll be given regular opportunities to hone your skills and learn new ones.

Responsibilities

• Deploying and maintaining Data Center infrastructure
• Racking, stacking and wiring servers, power distribution units, and switches
• Installing servers, switches, routers, and storage hardware
• Submitting RMA to equipment manufacturers and shipping and receiving gear to and from remote locations and vendors
• Submitting and tracking remote work requests and managing server and component inventory
• Diagnosing and repairing hardware and performing upgrades, integrations, rebuilds and other projects as needed
• Debugging network, hardware, and Linux OS related issues
• Inventory and asset management

Qualifications

• Experience in deploying, maintaining, and working in a data center environment
• Strong troubleshooting skills in networking, hardware, GPU and Linux operating systems, with experience diagnosing and repairing hardware, executing upgrades, and performing hardware installations
• Proficient in Linux OS, including working with terminal sessions and command-line interfaces
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a collaborative mindset and a positive, can-do attitude
• Strong problem-solving abilities, with a keen aptitude for deep technical dives to quickly and efficiently resolve issues
• Experience submitting and tracking remote work requests, as well as managing server and component inventory
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation
• Valid driver's license and comfort with driving
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (10%–15% travel)
• Capability to remain on your feet throughout the workday
• Ability to lift objects up to 50 lbs

Pay

$85,600.00 - $107,000.00

Schedule

This position requires you to be onsite at our data center. This is an onsite position that requires you to support the EAT region and the surrounding areas.

Benefits

• Innovate with purpose – be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory
• Prioritized career development with resources to ensure continued growth, including reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
• Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
• Competitive benefits including Employee Assistance Program, Local Employee Meetups, and flexible time off policy
• Equity compensation including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Bonus determined based on company and individual performance