Senior Data Center Engineer @ DigitalOcean
placeBoston, Massachusetts, United States
attach_money $157,500
businessOn Site
scheduleFull Time
Posted 11 hours ago
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Overview
Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Join a community of top talent building the simplest scalable cloud. At DigitalOcean, you'll work within the fleet virtualization team to create secure, flexible, and efficient cloud solutions.
What You Will Be Doing
- Design, develop, test, and implement IT systems for core virtual machine products.
- Collaborate with Observability teams to analyze metrics to improve products.
- Engage in peer code reviews and retrospective meetings.
- Develop test plans to ensure reliable service and prevent incidents.
- Maintain and upgrade the low-level virtual machine stack for future updates.
- Accelerate virtualization of next-gen GPU enabled platforms for AI/ML workloads.
- Work with hardware teams and vendors to validate GPU performance while optimizing security.
- Collaborate with open source communities (Linux, QEMU, libvirt) to drive technology evolution.
- Backport, build, and deploy software patches to support new features and fix bugs.
- Improve code release pipelines and participate in on-call rotations.
Required Qualifications
- Strong understanding of Linux based operating systems.
- Deep experience with QEMU, KVM, Linux kernel, libvirt, and proficiency in C.
- Knowledge of DigitalOcean's proprietary services and virtualization stack.
- Proven track record solving problems at scale with a security mindset.
- Excellent cross-team collaboration skills.
Recommended Qualifications
- Experience developing MAAS.
- Experience with Go, Python, and/or Ruby.
- Experience with Chef, AWX, and/or Kubernetes.
- Experience with Nvidia GPU platforms.
Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
Be part of a purpose-driven, cutting-edge technology company that values career development, well-being, and diversity. Enjoy competitive benefits, professional growth opportunities, and the ability to work remotely.
Key skills/competency
- Linux
- QEMU
- KVM
- Linux kernel
- libvirt
- C
- Virtualization
- GPU
- Security
- Cloud
How to Get Hired at DigitalOcean
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Customize your resume: Highlight relevant Linux and C expertise.
- Study DigitalOcean: Research their cloud, technology, and values.
- Practice technical problems: Refine skills in virtualization and security.
- Prepare for interviews: Focus on scalability and incident management.
📝 Interview Preparation Advice
Technical Preparation
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Review Linux internals and kernel modules.
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Practice C programming and system debugging.
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Study virtualization techniques and QEMU configurations.
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Analyze cloud scalability and security protocols.
Behavioral Questions
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Describe teamwork in complex projects.
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Explain handling challenging technical issues.
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Discuss adapting in fast-paced environments.
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Share experience with cross-team collaboration.
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