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
$83,000 - $104,000
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
x86 server hardware architecture
firmware automation at large-scale
Linux/Unix operating systems
version control systems (Git)
Python or Go programming language
Nice-to-have
non-x86 hardware experience
passion for hardware
growth mindset
fast-paced environment
Key Requirements
Technical Degree (BS Computer Science/Engineering) or equivalent practical experience
Demonstrated professional proficiency in configuration management best-practices
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