Systems Engineer I ID- 9568

We are looking for a hardware engineer who is passionate about hardware and the software/firmware that enables it.

Reporting to the Manager of Infrastructure Engineering Design, you will qualify and validate hardware utilized across all DigitalOcean products and components and join a team of engineers who have already paved the way for the many tens of thousands of servers in our infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be eager to face new challenges as DigitalOcean continues to scale its data center footprint and explore new technologies to bring to our customers. 


What You’ll Do:

  • Work with internal engineers to qualify new hardware and firmware for our fleet
  • Assist in design and validation of new hardware platforms
  • Engage with hardware vendors on bug fixes/updates
  • Improve our existing processes around hardware/firmware qualification

What We’ll Expect From You:

  • Technical Degree (BS Computer Science/Engineering) or equivalent practical experience 
  • Understanding of x86 server hardware architecture and subsystems. Ideally, you’ve worked with non-x86 hardware too!
  • Knowledge of configuration management best-practices (we use Ansible and Chef)
  • Comfortable in Linux (or Unix) operating systems. You’ll be spending a lot of time working in one!
  • Familiarity with industry standard tooling and functionality. IPMI/Redfish, PXE, UEFI, etc.
  • Experience with version control systems (we use Git) and proficient in at least one programming language (such as Python or Go) 
  • An insatiable passion for hardware, both new and old

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

*This is a remote role

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