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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Design Infrastructure Engineer - **Company:** DigitalOcean, LLC - **Location:** Seattle, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $191,000.0 - $239,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Intelligent Platform Management Interface, BIOS, Unix, Configuration Management, Protocol Stack, Linux, RAID, Firmware, Hardware Design, Hardware Platform Interface, Python (Programming Language), Digitalocean, Ansible, Subsystems, TCP/IP, Extensible Firmware Interface, Git, Information Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, 3-tier Architectures, Software Version Control, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-hardware-engineer-digitalocean-9703577 ## About the Role * Technical Degree (BS Computer Science/Engineering) or equivalent practical experience * Strong understanding of x86 server hardware architecture and subsystems. Ideally, you've worked with non-x86 hardware too! * Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining liquid-cooled server solutions in datacenter environments * Demonstrated professional proficiency in configuration management best-practices (we use Ansible and Chef) * Experience automating server components at large-scale using industry-standard tooling (Redfish, IPMI, etc) including a deep understanding of benchmarking, automating test frameworks, and process automation in general * Practical knowledge of PXE boot, UEFI, Linux/OS boot, AMI/OEM BIOS distributions, OpenBMC/AMI/OEM BMC implementations, RAID and other storage resiliency technologies, and the full Network stack- from NIC firmware to TCP/IP * Adept at Linux (or Unix) operating systems. You'll be spending a lot of time working in one! * Comfortable with version control systems (we use Git) and proficient in at least one programming language (such as Python or Go) * Ability to participate in 24/7 on-call rotation with other members of the team * Excellent communication skills, both within the team and with the broader company * Have an insatiable passion for hardware, both new and old ## Description * Lead projects with internal stakeholders to gather product requirements for hardware designs to meet the DigitalOcean mission * Lead projects with vendors on specifying, qualifying, onboarding, and delivering new hardware to the DigitalOcean ecosystem * Work on the development and execution of a hardware development roadmap to support product requirements * Partner with peer teams to develop tools and processes to orchestrate scaling of the hardware platform * Lead projects on internal roadmap to improve team-owned services for both internal stakeholders and customers * Act as Tier 3 escalation on-call for triage, investigation, and resolution of system hardware issues in the DigitalOcean fleet (both customer-facing and internal) * Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation with other members of the team * Improve existing firmware and hardware configuration automation/validation, for both hardware platforms and components (such as NIC, Storage and BMC) * Engage with hardware vendors about new automation features and existing bugs * Mentor other DigitalOcean employees on configuration management best practices, troubleshooting intuition, hardware design, and clean documentation ## Related Videos - [10M Data Records Lost, Underwater Computing, and Psychedelic Fish - Matthias Geniar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1908-10m-data-records-lost-underwater-computing-and-psychedelic-fish-matthias-geniar) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Node and Package Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2138-wearedevelopers-live-node-and-package-security) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)