Digital Ocean

1 month ago

Principal Engineer, Data Center Architect

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Job Summary

Lead the forward-looking Data Center architecture for DigitalOcean, driving end-to-end cooling and power designs (air to liquid cooling, 800VDC), MEP systems, and modular/pre-fabricated concepts. Influence site selection, vendor partnerships, PoC programs, and global deployment standards while mentoring engineers and representing DigitalOcean at industry events.

Location: Seattle

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Define and own DigitalOcean’s reference architectures for next-generation Data Center environments, keeping facility designs future-proofed with evolving technology.
•Serve as the primary technical stakeholder for MEP systems across leased colocation and build-to-suit environments, partnering with DC Ops SMEs.
•Provide leadership and guidance as a primary stakeholder in the new site selection process.
•Architect end-to-end cooling designs with vendors to support high-density CPU/GPU deployments and emerging hardware.
•Architect end-to-end power topologies to support diverse hardware and migrate from 415VAC to 800VDC, across medium to ultra-high-density deployments.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 184,000 - 231,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:EquityAnnual BonusLearning BudgetHybrid Work

Key Requirements

•10+ years of experience in data center architecture, infrastructure engineering, or a related field, with a track record of owning designs at scale.
•Deep expertise in Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems for leased colocation and build-to-suit data centers.
•Strong knowledge of cooling technologies from air cooling to direct liquid cooling and rack-scale liquid systems for high-density deployments.
•Familiarity with AI/ML hardware roadmaps and ability to translate trends into future-proof facility designs.
•Knowledge of non-traditional infrastructure approaches such as behind-the-meter (BTM) power and modular data center designs.

Experience:10+ yearsData centersCloudHardware

Skills:LeadershipMentoringCommunicationCross-functional collaborationStakeholder management

Languages:English

Tech Stack:Air coolingLiquid cooling800VDCBTM powerModular data centerMEPData center designColocationBuild-to-suitPoCAI/ML hardware

Company Brief

Digital Ocean

Provides cloud infrastructure and developer-focused cloud services including scalable droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage, and networking to simplify deploying and managing applications for developers and small-to-medium businesses.

Industry: Cloud Computing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 250M to 500M

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 2011

Glassdoor: 3.8

Website LinkedIn

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Digital Ocean

1 month ago

Principal Engineer, Data Center Architect

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Seattle

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Define and own DigitalOcean’s reference architectures for next-generation Data Center environments, keeping facility designs future-proofed with evolving technology.
•Serve as the primary technical stakeholder for MEP systems across leased colocation and build-to-suit environments, partnering with DC Ops SMEs.
•Provide leadership and guidance as a primary stakeholder in the new site selection process.
•Architect end-to-end cooling designs with vendors to support high-density CPU/GPU deployments and emerging hardware.
•Architect end-to-end power topologies to support diverse hardware and migrate from 415VAC to 800VDC, across medium to ultra-high-density deployments.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 184,000 - 231,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:EquityAnnual BonusLearning BudgetHybrid Work

Key Requirements

•10+ years of experience in data center architecture, infrastructure engineering, or a related field, with a track record of owning designs at scale.
•Deep expertise in Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems for leased colocation and build-to-suit data centers.
•Strong knowledge of cooling technologies from air cooling to direct liquid cooling and rack-scale liquid systems for high-density deployments.
•Familiarity with AI/ML hardware roadmaps and ability to translate trends into future-proof facility designs.
•Knowledge of non-traditional infrastructure approaches such as behind-the-meter (BTM) power and modular data center designs.

Experience:10+ yearsData centersCloudHardware

Skills:LeadershipMentoringCommunicationCross-functional collaborationStakeholder management

Languages:English

Tech Stack:Air coolingLiquid cooling800VDCBTM powerModular data centerMEPData center designColocationBuild-to-suitPoCAI/ML hardware

Company Brief

Digital Ocean

Industry: Cloud Computing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 250M to 500M

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 2011

Glassdoor: 3.8

Website LinkedIn