Data Center Software Integration Engineer

Karman, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly within United States

Job summary

Karman, Inc. seeks an Application Engineer, Data Center Software to join our Technical Programs team.

This founding role focuses on building the integration layer between Karman and diverse data center software environments, collaborating with customer operations and engineering teams to define requirements and translate them into practical integration designs. You will design API connectors, configuration checkers, and test frameworks, contribute to playbooks, and participate in roadmap

Qualifications

• 6+ years in systems integration or related technical roles supporting enterprise software deployments in data center environments.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent training and practical experience.
• Strong knowledge of Linux-based environments, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and validation.
• Experience designing and implementing API integrations between disparate software systems (REST, gRPC, etc.).
• Experience working with containerized/virtualized environments and deployment architectures.
• Ability to develop scripts and integration tooling using Python or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customer data center operations and engineering teams to assess software environments, lead integration discussions, and translate requirements into actionable designs across DCIM platforms, custom dashboards, hypervisors, and management APIs.
• Design, develop, and validate custom API connectors between Karman and customer-specific data center software systems.
• Validate server builds against Karman's software requirements; write and execute configuration checkers and test suites for installation across customer environments.
• Conduct benchmark-driven and exploratory performance testing to identify and resolve bottlenecks.
• Debug integration issues and installation failures, leveraging deep familiarity with the Karman platform.
• Drive execution and sign-off of software installation requirement checklists for each customer engagement.
• Take an AI-first approach to automating processes and generating test frameworks, configuration checkers, integration artifacts, and deployment documentation.
• Build the software integration playbook — repeatable processes, templates, and documentation that scale the function beyond individual customer engagements.
• Create and maintain software integration artifacts, including SW validation checklists, test plans, configuration guides, KPI trackers, and After-Action Reports.
• Participate in roadmap meetings, engineering design reviews, and sprint planning to maintain a current understanding of the Karman platform.
• Serve as the feedback loop between customer deployments and core engineering, translating integration learnings into platform improvements.
• Support the TechOps team with software integration expertise for escalated production incidents related to initial installation.
• Participate in on-call rotation to provide 24x7 customer support.

Skills

API integration design

Linux proficiency

Python

Rust

Communication

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitOps (ArgoCD)

Job description

Karman, Inc. seeks an Application Engineer, Data Center Software to join our Technical Programs team.

This founding role focuses on building the integration layer between Karman and diverse data center software environments, collaborating with customer operations and engineering teams to define requirements and translate them into practical integration designs. You will design API connectors, configuration checkers, and test frameworks, contribute to playbooks, and participate in roadmap