Senior Data Center Architect: 800VDC & Liquid Cooling

DigitalOcean; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Career development resources

Flexible time off policy

Job summary

DigitalOcean is looking for a Principal Datacenter Architect in San Francisco to define and own reference architectures for next-generation Data Center environments. The role involves significant responsibilities from defining cooling designs to MEP systems expertise, ensuring future-proof facility designs.

With over 10 years of experience, you will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and represent the company at conferences. This position offers a competitive salary and remote work flexibility, encouraging career development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data center architecture, infrastructure engineering, or a related field.
• Deep expertise in MEP systems for both leased colocation and build-to-suit environments.
• Strong working knowledge of cooling technologies for high-density CPU and GPU deployments.

Responsibilities

• Define and own reference architectures for Data Center environments.
• Serve as primary technical stakeholder for MEP systems.
• Architect end-to-end cooling designs with vendors.

Skills

Data center architecture

Infrastructure engineering

Cooling technologies expertise

Collaboration skills

Education

10+ years of experience

Tools

MEP systems knowledge

AI/ML hardware understanding

Job description

DigitalOcean is looking for a Principal Datacenter Architect in San Francisco to define and own reference architectures for next-generation Data Center environments. The role involves significant responsibilities from defining cooling designs to MEP systems expertise, ensuring future-proof facility designs.

With over 10 years of experience, you will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and represent the company at conferences. This position offers a competitive salary and remote work flexibility, encouraging career development.