fluidstack - Principal Operations Engineer, Hardware — Data Center Operations
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Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. • Hyperscale or large-scale compute operational experience supporting thousands of servers and accelerator systems. • Direct experience operating modern GPU platforms at production scale. • Strong working knowledge of Linux administration, hardware management tooling, and production troubleshooting workflows. • Experience supporting liquid-cooled compute infrastructure and the operational practices required to maintain it. • Experience operating across multiple sites or as part of a global fleet operations function. • Experience standing up new sites from deployment handover through steady-state. • Experience contributing operational requirements into hardware platform decisions, reference architectures, or productized data center builds. • Scripting and automation experience in support of fleet-scale hardware operations.
Responsibilities
• 10+ years of hands-on experience operating mission-critical hardware infrastructure, with at least 5 years as the senior technical voice on a site, campus, or fleet. • Data center operations experience strongly preferred; hyperscale, large HPC, cloud, or other mission-critical compute infrastructure experience considered. • Deep working command of GPU systems, server platforms, storage infrastructure, firmware lifecycle management, and hardware diagnostics — earned in the field, not from a textbook. • Demonstrated ability to author, approve, and execute high-risk MOPs and change records in live production environments. • A track record of leading root cause analysis on significant hardware events and driving corrective actions to closure. • A track record of holding OEMs, ODMs, service vendors, and deployment partners accountable — you know how to enforce a standard without burning the relationship. • Strong written communication: operational health assessments, RCAs, procedure reviews, and design review feedback are second nature. • Comfort operating as the senior technical voice across operations, hardware engineering, network, facilities, supply chain, and customer-facing teams. • Willingness to travel extensively across the fleet. 50-75%.
Benefits
• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity). • Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms. • Health, dental, and vision insurance. • Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms. • The base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $250,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options. • We are committed to pay equity and transparency.
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