Systems Engineer I

DigitalOcean

Denver, United States
Base: $83,000 - $104,000; bonus/equity: may qualif...
On-site
X86 server hardware architecture
Configuration management best-practices
Automating server firmware components
Work with vendors and internal peer teams on qualifying, onboarding, and delivering new firmware to the DigitalOcean ecosystem

Job Summary

  • Work with vendors and internal peer teams on qualifying, onboarding, and delivering new firmware to the DigitalOcean ecosystem.
  • Act as Tier 3 escalation on-call for triage, investigation, and resolution of system firmware issues in the DigitalOcean fleet.
  • Improve existing firmware and hardware configuration automation/validation for hardware platforms and components.

Matching Summary

Work with vendors and internal peer teams on qualifying, onboarding, and delivering new firmware to the DigitalOcean ecosystem.

Salary

Base: $83,000 - $104,000; Bonus/Equity: May qualify for bonus and equity compensation; Benefits: Competitive array of benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • x86 server hardware architecture
  • configuration management best-practices
  • automating server firmware components
  • Redfish and IPMI
  • PXE boot and UEFI
  • Linux operating systems
  • version control systems (Git)
  • Python or Go programming language

Nice-to-have

  • growth mindset
  • think big and bold
  • fast-paced environment
  • winning together
  • non-x86 hardware experience

Key Requirements

  • Technical Degree (BS Computer Science/Engineering) or equivalent practical experience
  • Demonstrated professional proficiency in configuration management
  • Experience automating server firmware components at large-scale
  • 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
  • Proficient in at least one programming language (such as Python or Go)
  • Ability to participate in 24/7 on-call rotation

Work Rights

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