Junior Data Center Technician, Santa Clara

At Verda, we're building a full-stack AI cloud—covering everything from data centers and hardware to our own cloud platform—that the world's leading AI teams use to do serious AI work. We strive to make a positive mark on the world through the infrastructure we build and give leading teams a service they can truly depend on. Headquartered in Helsinki, we operate globally with offices in London and San Francisco.

About the role

Our sites run high-density GPU infrastructure around the clock, and the physical layer has to be right every time. As a Junior Data Center Technician, you'll build your hands-on skills on real production hardware, working alongside experienced technicians on the shift team. This is an all-rounder role rather than a specialist one. You'll cover hardware, cabling, and general site operations rather than going deep in a single area, and there's a real path to grow.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain servers, storage systems, networking equipment, and structured cabling alongside more experienced technicians.
• Replace failed hardware components including drives, fans, PSUs, motherboards, and CPUs.
• Rack and stack servers, switches, and supporting equipment.
• Install, route, and label copper and fibre cabling.
• Test cable and fibre links and help trace faults to the failing component.
• Handle general site operations work, from receiving and inventorying hardware through to physical site checks.

Requirements

• Some hands-on technical or operations experience, in a data center, a comparable critical environment, or an adjacent technical trade.
• Demonstrated aptitude for hardware work. You're comfortable with component-level tasks and rack and stack.
• A basic understanding of how a network link works, including copper and fibre cabling.
• A methodical approach to faults. You work a problem step by step rather than trying things until something changes.
• Operational discipline. You understand criticality, and you stop and escalate rather than improvising when you're unsure.
• Ability and willingness to work an on-site shift rotation.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and a broad scope of work.

Nice to have

• Any exposure to liquid cooling or GPU hardware.
• Interest in growing into fibre optics and link-level troubleshooting work.

Benefits

• Cash and equity compensation along with various fringe benefits (healthcare, lunch, wellbeing, and more).
• Profitable operations with rapid, sustained growth.
• 30+ nationalities, with 6 different ones on the management team.
• A real chance to make an impact and work alongside world-class engineers, researchers, and partners across the global AI ecosystem.

Pay

60,000 - 76,000 USD annually

Schedule

On-site, 8-hour shift rotation covering 24/7 operations

Employment type: Full time and permanent