Full-Time

Data Center Engineer 2

Updated on 9/3/2026

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean

1,001-5,000 employees

Cloud platform enabling rapid app deployment

Compensation Overview

$85k - $97k/yr

+ Bonus + Equity Grants + Employee Stock Purchase Program

Atlanta, GA, USA

In Person

On-site in Atlanta, GA; second shift Fri–Tue.

Category
General Maintenance & Repair (2)
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Required Skills
Inventory Management
Computer Networking
Linux/Unix

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Requirements
  • Experience deploying, maintaining, and working in a data center environment.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills in networking, hardware, GPU and Linux operating systems, with experience diagnosing and repairing hardware, executing upgrades, and performing hardware installations.
  • Proficient in Linux operating system, including working with terminal sessions and command-line interfaces.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a collaborative mindset and a positive, can-do attitude.
  • Strong problem-solving abilities, with a keen aptitude for deep technical dives to quickly and efficiently resolve issues.
  • Experience submitting and tracking remote work requests, as well as managing server and component inventory.
  • Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.
  • Valid driver’s license and comfort with driving.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally (10%–15% travel).
  • Capability to remain on your feet throughout the workday.
  • Ability to lift objects up to 50 lbs.
Responsibilities
  • Deploying and maintaining Data Center infrastructure
  • Racking, stacking and wiring servers, power distribution units, and switches
  • Installing servers, switches, routers, and storage hardware
  • Submitting RMA to equipment manufacturers and shipping and receiving gear to and from remote locations and vendors
  • Submitting and tracking remote work requests and managing server and component inventory
  • Diagnosing and repairing hardware and performing upgrades, integrations, rebuilds and other projects as needed
  • Debugging network, hardware, and Linux OS related issues
  • Inventory and asset management

DigitalOcean provides cloud computing infrastructure for developers, startups and SMBs to build, deploy, and scale applications using Droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage, and networking. It offers simple provisioning via a dashboard and APIs with fully managed services so teams avoid managing underlying infrastructure. It differentiates itself through a focus on simplicity, a strong developer community, open-source alignment, affordable pricing, and responsive support. The goal is to free developers from infrastructure chores so they can focus on coding and growing their business.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2012

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 revenue reached $281 million, up 29%, with AI Customer ARR up 212%.
  • RPO hit $894 million on August 4, 2026, improving revenue visibility sharply.
  • DigitalOcean launched v5 Droplets in September 2026, promising 30% better per-core performance.

What critics are saying

  • AWS, Google Cloud, and Akamai Linode attack DigitalOcean’s core compute and AI workloads daily.
  • Capacity remains tight: DigitalOcean needs 20 additional megawatts online in 2027 and 2028.
  • Moonshot AI revenue-sharing terms threaten margin expansion if model providers demand take-rates or restrictions.

What makes DigitalOcean unique

  • DigitalOcean’s 2026 AI-Native Cloud bundles infrastructure, inference, data, and managed agents.
  • Its August 4, 2026 results showed 80-plus releases since April and first nine-figure AI commitments.
  • DigitalOcean still wins SMB developers with simpler pricing than AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.

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Benefits

Remote-first

Full health coverage

Wellness coverage

Flexible vacation time

Team-building & social events

401(k) plans

ESPP

Education support

Partner support

Employee giving

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

1%
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Sep 4th, 2026
DigitalOcean CEO sells 20,483 shares for $2.2M amid 241% one-year stock surge

DigitalOcean CEO Padmanabhan Srinivasan disposed of 20,483 shares valued at $2.2 million, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. The transaction included 14,786 shares withheld for tax obligations following restricted stock unit vesting and 5,697 shares sold through a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following the transactions, Srinivasan retains 762,817 shares, representing approximately 0.65% of the company's outstanding shares with a market value of $83.45 million. The company's shares have delivered a one-year total return of 241% as of the transaction date on 3 September 2026. DigitalOcean provides cloud computing infrastructure and developer tools to individual developers, startups, and small to mid-sized businesses globally. The company operates on a subscription-based model with a market capitalisation of $11.0 billion.

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Aug 28th, 2026
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DigitalOcean CEO Padmanabhan T. Srinivasan sold 5,697 shares of common stock for approximately $736,000 on 17 August 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $129.11 through a scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following the transaction, Srinivasan retains 783,300 shares valued at approximately $106 million. The sale represents a small fraction of his holdings in the cloud infrastructure company. DigitalOcean provides computing power, storage, and networking services primarily to individual developers, startups, and small to mid-sized businesses. The company has a market capitalisation of $14.2 billion and generated $1 billion in trailing twelve-month revenue with $235 million in net income.

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Moonshot AI, set for 30% revenue-sharing talks with US cloud giants. Updated 2026/08/26 at 3:02 PM Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI is reportedly in talks with U.S. cloud giants, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, in a licensing arrangement that could include charging the companies as much as 30% of their revenue from reselling its open-weight Kimi K3 model. Moonshot AI has already been in the news over a requirement that applies to any firm that sells the model as a service and earns more than $20 million a year. The AI firm is currently in early-stage negotiations with Microsoft, Amazon, and Google about revenue-sharing deals to host Kimi K3 on their cloud platforms, according to Reuters. Chinese AI startup Moonshot has announced that companies pulling in below $20 million in annual revenue can host Kimi K3 without owing Moonshot anything, but companies earning above that figure from reselling will shell out up to 30% of their revenue. Moonshot AI reportedly in early-stage talks with US firms. AI researcher Rohan Paul recently raised concerns on X that Kimi K3's terms are written to shield Moonshot's own hosting business despite the fact that it ships with open weights. The terms dictate that large model-as-a-service providers need Moonshot's permission before they can offer it, and very large applications built on the model are required to advertise Kimi K3. Private partner contracts can even add further commercial conditions. Despite this, DigitalOcean's chief executive Paddy Srinivasan confirmed that the company has reached a commercial arrangement with Moonshot. A regulatory filing last month revealed that Chinasoft International has entered a revenue-sharing agreement with Moonshot. However, the percentage remains undisclosed. Alibaba plans to require large commercial users of the open-weight version of its Qwen3.8-Max model to share revenue, although the rate is still under negotiation. The company's shares rose by 7% in Hong Kong after the Qwen3.8-Max announcement. The company's shares faced a significant but unrelated decline on August 24, falling by up to 10% when it announced a large share placement to fund its AI development. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) also recently launched a revenue-sharing program that gives AI startups access to its hardware in exchange for a portion of the cloud revenue those partners generate. Sharon AI and Firmus Technologies are reportedly Nvidia's first participants.