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Principal Engineer, Data Center - DigitalOcean
Software Engineer
Lead the design, deployment, and scaling of physical and virtual infrastructure for a global cloud platform, driving automation, reliability, and performance using Python, Ansible, and Kubernetes.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and oversee the deployment of new data center sites, ensuring capacity, redundancy, and security meet global standards.
- Lead automation initiatives to streamline provisioning, configuration, and monitoring of physical and virtual assets.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate infrastructure with cloud services, optimizing cost and performance.
- Mentor and guide a team of engineers, fostering best practices in networking, storage, and power management.
- Drive continuous improvement of monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data center operations and cloud infrastructure.
- Deep expertise in networking, storage, power, and cooling systems.
- Strong leadership skills with a track record of mentoring technical teams.
- Excellent problem‑solving and communication abilities.
Skills
pythonansiblekubernetes