Senior Data Center Engineer - Onsite, Travel & Growth

DigitalOcean; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 105,600 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to join our on-site data center team in Atlanta. You will own hardware deployment, rack and cabling, and day-to-day fault diagnosis across Linux-based infrastructure, with travel to remote sites as needed.

You’ll work with a fast-growing, collaborative team, rotating on-call, and have opportunities to grow skills in GPU hardware, OS internals, and data center design.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining and growing physical server and networking gear.
• Ability to replace drives, deploy racks, and manage data center hardware.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (10–15%).
• Strong knowledge of Linux and shell scripting.
• Excellent problem solving and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain data center infrastructure including servers, racks, and cabling.
• Diagnose hardware issues and perform upgrades and rebuilds.
• Coordinate remote work requests and asset inventory.
• Handle vendor RMAs and shipping logistics.
• Support on-site data centers and travel as needed.

Skills

Data Center Infrastructure

Linux OS

Networking Hardware

GPU Hardware

Bash Scripting

On-site Support

Troubleshooting

Inventory Management

Job description

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to join our on-site data center team in Atlanta. You will own hardware deployment, rack and cabling, and day-to-day fault diagnosis across Linux-based infrastructure, with travel to remote sites as needed.

You’ll work with a fast-growing, collaborative team, rotating on-call, and have opportunities to grow skills in GPU hardware, OS internals, and data center design.