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Senior Deployment Engineer

Seattle

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here.  We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. 

At DigitalOcean, Senior Deployment Engineers play a critical role in building and scaling the physical infrastructure that powers our cloud platform. Our Deployment team is responsible for new data center builds, infrastructure expansions, hardware deployments, cabling validation, site readiness, and repeatable execution standards that enable DigitalOcean to grow quickly and reliably.

From leading deployment workstreams to validating infrastructure readiness, driving contractor execution, troubleshooting complex blockers, and training local teams, our Senior Deployment Engineers operate across the full deployment lifecycle. You’ll join a collaborative, fast-moving team with opportunities to support large-scale deployments, new data center expansions, and next-generation infrastructure.

This role requires significant onsite deployment support and requires very high levels of domestic and international travel based on project needs.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Leading deployment workstreams for new data center builds, expansions, hardware rollouts, rack buildouts, cluster deployments, and high-density compute infrastructure
  • Acting as a senior onsite deployment resource for build quality, infrastructure validation, cabling validation, training, and site readiness
  • Validating vendor and contractor rack and stack work against DigitalOcean design standards, rack elevations, cabling plans, labeling requirements, and deployment procedures
  • Verifying physical readiness, including power feeds, redundancy, load balancing, rack layout, hardware placement, cable routing, labeling, and infrastructure documentation
  • Validating front-end and back-end cabling against design, port mapping, LLDP output, link checks, and internal validation workflows
  • Running and interpreting LLDP checks, automation scripts, tooling outputs, logs, and hardware diagnostics to confirm connectivity and deployment readiness
  • Identifying and driving correction of miswires, optic issues, link inconsistencies, communication errors, hardware faults, provisioning blockers, and physical layout issues
  • Troubleshooting complex issues across hardware, cabling, network-adjacent systems, Linux OS, tooling, and site conditions during high-pressure deployment windows
  • Coordinating contractors, vendors, and internal employees in a project capacity to complete assigned deployment workstreams
  • Sequencing work, assigning tasks, validating quality, tracking progress, and escalating blockers for assigned deployment areas
  • Training new DigitalOcean engineers, local Data Center Operations teams, vendors, and contractors on rack and stack standards, cabling patterns, validation workflows, and basic troubleshooting
  • Maintaining and improving deployment runbooks, validation workflows, operational procedures, checklists, and handoff documentation
  • Updating and validating DCTrack, NetBox handoff requirements, asset records, inventory systems, and deployment documentation
  • Providing daily status updates for assigned workstreams, including progress, risks, blockers, vendor issues, and recommended mitigation steps
  • Partnering with Data Center Operations, Network Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Logistics, Facilities, Security, Procurement, and vendors to drive deployment readiness
  • Supporting operational readiness and handoff for newly deployed infrastructure
  • Participating in lessons learned and driving improvements that reduce repeat issues across future deployments
  • Supporting planning and preparation for upcoming deployments during offsite periods

What You’ll Add to DigitalOcean

  • 4+ years of experience deploying, operating, or supporting infrastructure in large-scale data center, cloud, lab, networking, or technical operations environments
  • Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, including compute, networking, storage, GPU hardware, cabling, power, rack layouts, and physical deployment standards
  • Experience deploying and troubleshooting high-density compute platforms, GPU infrastructure, and related hardware
  • Experience working with or supporting liquid-cooled infrastructure preferred
  • Strong Linux knowledge and command-line experience, including familiarity with bash scripting, logs, and diagnostic workflows
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across hardware, cabling, Linux OS, network connectivity, optics, provisioning, and tooling
  • Strong understanding of data center cabling plans, port mapping, front-end and back-end network patterns, labeling standards, and deployment best practices
  • Ability to lead assigned deployment workstreams independently in ambiguous, high-cadence environments
  • Ability to direct contractors and vendors professionally, validate completed work, correct quality issues, and drive task completion
  • Ability to evaluate deployment issues, identify root cause, leverage data, and drive timely resolution
  • Ability to communicate clearly with leadership and cross-functional partners regarding status, risk, blockers, and recommended next steps
  • Ability to update, review, and improve deployment documentation, runbooks, validation workflows, and operational procedures
  • Experience training and developing junior engineers, local site teams, vendors, and contractors
  • Ability to operate and navigate effectively through ambiguity while maintaining safety, quality, and execution standards
  • Strong ownership mindset with the ability to see deployment issues through to resolution
  • Ability to identify repeat deployment issues and recommend scalable process, tooling, or documentation improvements
  • The ability to travel domestically and internationally based on deployment needs
  • Support deployment schedules that include extended onsite periods, non-standard hours, or project-based rotations
  • Valid driver’s license and comfort with driving as needed
  • Ability to remain on your feet throughout the workday
  • Ability to lift objects up to 50 lbs

Compensation Range: 

  • $105,000 - $132,000

*This is a hybrid role

JR: 2026-7944

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Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean

  • We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
  • We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
  • We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
  • We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
  • DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.

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