Field Engineer

European Tech Recruit; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is seeking a Field Engineer to own day-to-day hardware operations for GPU compute racks at the Amsterdam campus, with periodic travel to other European sites.

You'll install, troubleshoot, and commission new capacity during a fast-moving rollout, collaborating with SRE and network teams; travel to Sweden and Serbia as needed, and log work in ServiceNow/Jira.

Qualifications

• Hands-on data-centre hardware experience (rack-and-stack, break-fix, cabling).
• Competence with basic Linux and out-of-band management tools.
• Willingness to travel periodically to other European sites.
• Ability to work independently and under time pressure during live build-outs.

Responsibilities

• Perform server/rack install, structured cabling, and hardware troubleshooting across sites.
• Support out-of-band management (IPMI/Redfish) and remote diagnostics for hardware issues.
• Travel periodically to Sweden and Serbia sites to support installs or urgent issues.
• Log and track work through ticketing systems (ServiceNow/Jira).
• Participate in shift/on-call coverage as required.
• Work closely with SRE and network teams during new capacity bring-up.

Skills

Data centre hardware

Linux basics

Travel willingness

Independent worker

Tools

IPMI/Redfish

ServiceNow

Jira

Job description

Field Engineer - Hardware / Data Centre Operations

About the Opportunity

Our client is a fast-scaling AI infrastructure operator building out next-generation GPU compute campuses across multiple European countries, supporting some of the largest AI training and inference workloads in the region. They're in the middle of an aggressive multi-site build-out, six deployments across four countries in six months. This role sits within the Amsterdam campus, with periodic fly-in support to newer sites during their build-out phase.

The Role

You’ll own day-to-day hardware operations for GPU compute racks across the Amsterdam campus; installs, break-fix, and troubleshooting, including commissioning new capacity as it comes online during a live, fast-moving rollout.

What You'll Do

• Perform server/rack install, structured cabling, and hardware troubleshooting across sites.
• Support out-of-band management (IPMI/Redfish) and remote diagnostics for hardware issues
• Travel periodically to Sweden and Serbia sites to support installs or urgent issues
• Log and track work through ticketing systems (ServiceNow/Jira)
• Participate in shift/on-call coverage as required
• Work closely with SRE and network teams during new capacity bring-up

What We're Looking For

• Hands-on data-centre hardware experience: rack-and-stack, break-fix, structured cabling
• Comfort with basic Linux and out-of-band management tools
• Willingness to travel periodically to other European sites
• Ability to work independently and under time pressure during a live build-out

Nice to Have

• GPU/AI cluster hardware experience (NVIDIA DGX/HGX or similar)
• Experience in a fast-scaling or hypergrowth infrastructure environment

Why This Role

A ground-floor opportunity in one of the largest current AI infrastructure build-outs in Europe, hands-on with the newest GPU hardware generation from day one.

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