首席工程师，数据中心架构师
Principal Engineer, Data Center Architect
在DigitalOcean开启职业生涯中最出色的工作。与一支由顶尖人才组成的强大团队并肩前行，他们不断追求打造最简单、可扩展的云服务。如果你有成长型思维，自然喜欢大胆思考，并且被真正行业颠覆者的快节奏环境所激励，你将在这里找到属于自己的位置。我们注重共同成功——在学习中、在乐趣中，为世界上的梦想家和建设者带来深远的影响。
引领我们实体基础设施足迹的未来，从空气冷却到800VDC液冷系统。
这个职位是设计团队中的首席数据中心架构师，负责前瞻性数据中心架构的设计。关注行业发展趋势，从空气冷却到液冷再到800VDC机架规模系统。与设计团队的其他成员合作，他们负责服务器、网络和存储服务的架构设计。
### **你将负责：**
- 定义并主导DigitalOcean下一代数据中心环境的参考架构，应对技术变化、网络拓扑和AI/ML硬件路线图，确保设施设计具备前瞻性。
- 作为DigitalOcean在租赁托管和定制建设环境中的主要技术利益相关者，负责机械、电气和管道（MEP）系统，与DC Ops组织中的专家合作。
- 在新站点选址过程中担任主要利益相关者，提供领导和指导。
- 与供应商和合作伙伴团队合作，设计端到端的冷却方案，以支持各种CPU、GPU和其他新兴服务器硬件。
- 与供应商团队合作，设计端到端电源拓扑，以支持中等至超高密度机架部署中的多样化硬件，从415VAC向800VDC过渡。
- 领导新兴基础设施技术的试点项目，并将成功的试点转化为全球部署标准。
- 指导领导层理解非传统数据中心设施和新兴技术（如表后电力BTM）的影响，以及模块化数据中心设计。与内部团队合作评估商业、商业和运营风险及权衡。
- 指导各级工程师，推动技术卓越、包容性和影响力的文化。
- 代表DigitalOcean参加行业会议，撰写论文和演讲。
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Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
Drivethe future of our physical infrastructure footprint, from Air Cooling through to 800VDC Liquid Rack Scale systems.
This role is a Principal Datacenter Architect on our Design team, this role owns the forward looking Data Center architecture. Keeping a focus on where the industry is going, from Air to Liquid to 800VDC rack scale systems. Working with peers on the Design team who own the architectures for the Server, Network and Storage services.
### **What You’ll Be Doing:**
- Defining and owning DigitalOcean's reference architectures for next-generation Data Center environments, navigating shifts in technology, networking topologies, and AI/ML hardware roadmaps to keep facility designs future-proofed.
- Serving as DigitalOcean's primary technical stakeholder for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems across both leased colocation and build-to-suit environments, partnering with SMEs in the DC Ops organization.
- Provide leadership and guidance as a primary stakeholder in the new site selection process.
- Architecting end-to-end cooling designs with vendors and partner teams to support a wide variety of CPU, GPU, and other emerging server hardware.
- Architecting end-to-end power topologies with vendor teams to support diverse hardware across medium to ultra-high-density rack deployments, moving from 415VAC to 800VDC.
- Leading proof-of-concept (PoC) initiatives for emerging infrastructure technologies and transitioning successful pilots into global deployment standards.
- Guiding leadership through the implications of non-traditional data center facilities and emerging technologies such as behind-the-meter (BTM) power, to modular DC designs. Working with internal teams to weigh the business, commercial, and operational risks and tradeoffs.
- Mentor engineers at all levels and contribute to a culture of technical excellence, inclusivity, and impact.
- Represent DigitalOcean in the broader community attending conferences, contributing to papers and presentations.
### **What We’ll Expect From You:**
- 10+ years of experience in data center architecture, infrastructure engineering, or a related field, with a track record of owning designs at scale.
- Deep expertise in MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) systems for both leased colocation and build-to-suit data center environments.
- Strong working knowledge of cooling technologies across the spectrum—from air cooling to direct liquid cooling and rack-scale liquid systems—for high-density CPU and GPU deployments.
- Familiarity with AI/ML hardware roadmaps and the ability to translate evolving server, networking, and accelerator trends into future-proofed facility designs.
- Knowledge of emerging and non-traditional infrastructure approaches such as behind-the-meter (BTM) power and modular/prefabricated data center designs.
- Demonstrated ability to lead proof-of-concept initiatives and scale successful pilots into global deployment standards.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, partnering with technical and business teams along with external vendors and partners.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, including mentoring engineers and representing the company externally at conferences and through technical papers.
### **Compensation Range:**
- $184,000 - $231,000
*This is a remote role
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### **Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean**
- **We innovate with purpose.** You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- **We prioritize career development.** At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- **We care about your well-being.** Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- **We reward our employees.** The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- **DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer.** We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
**Application Limit:** You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.