Data Center Infrastructure Software Engineer

Designworks Talent

$135K — $160K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years designing, building, or operating large-scale Linux-based infrastructure.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerization in production.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
  • Strong background in operating cloud or datacenter-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Develop infrastructure-as-code and automation systems for compute and storage.
  • Deploy and optimize Kubernetes and distributed computing platforms.
  • Enhance GPU, networking, and storage performance for AI workloads.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues across software and hardware stacks.
  • Implement operational excellence for mission-critical infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Health insurance options including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
  • Opportunities for merit increases, bonuses, and long-term incentives based on performance.
Full Job Description
Data Center Infrastructure Software Engineer

Location: Hybrid | Bellevue, WA AreaTitles: Senior | Staff | Principal (multiple roles available)

Build the Data Center Software Infrastructure
The Opportunity

Your responsibility begins once servers and racks are installed in the data center and extends through software deployment, networking, configuration, cluster bring-up, and automation, ensuring the platform is fully operational and ready for customer workloads.

What You'll Do
  • Develop infrastructure-as-code, automation, and provisioning systems for compute, networking, and storage.
  • Deploy and optimize Kubernetes, container, and distributed computing platforms.
  • Optimize GPU, networking, storage, and system performance for large-scale AI workloads.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues across hardware, operating systems, networking, storage, and software stacks.
  • Build reliability, observability, and operational excellence practices for mission-critical infrastructure


What We're Looking For
  • 5+ years of experience designing, building, or operating large-scale Linux-based infrastructure.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and distributed systems in production environments.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar frameworks.
  • Strong experience operating cloud or datacenter-scale infrastructure.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with bare-metal provisioning and hardware lifecycle management platforms (e.g., MAAS, Ironic, xCAT, Foreman, or similar).
  • Experience with IPMI, Redfish, PXE boot, and automated operating system deployment at scale.
  • Experience managing GPU clusters in datacenter or cloud environments.


Compensation
  • Competitive base pay for Bellevue market
  • Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus, and long term incentives. These awards are allocated based on individual performance
  • U.S. based employees have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, employees also receive per calendar year, paid holidays.


Location
  • Hybrid role based in the Bellevue, WA area.
  • Approximately three days per week in the office.
  • Candidates elsewhere in the U.S. who are open to relocation are encouraged to apply.
  • U.S. work authorization is required. Visa sponsorship is not currently available.

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