Data Center Operations Engineer - Quincy, WA
Role Overview
This is a mid-level Data Center Operations Engineer role requiring on-site presence 5 days a week in Quincy, WA, focusing on hands-on infrastructure management. Day-to-day responsibilities include racking, cabling, and configuring server, storage, and network hardware, troubleshooting advanced systems, documenting layouts in DCIM software, and managing inventory and deployment processes. The hire will work closely with HW Support and RMA teams to ensure operational efficiency and consistency across large-scale data center environments, impacting the reliability and scalability of AI infrastructure.
Perks & Benefits
The role is not remote despite the listing's location tag, requiring full-time on-site work in Quincy, WA, with occasional travel for new data center setups. Benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage for dependents, a 401k plan with 2% company match, flexible paid time off, and wellness or commuter stipends for select roles. The company culture emphasizes growth, diversity, and learning, with opportunities in a fast-paced, profitable AI-focused environment and equity compensation.
Full Job Description
Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.
If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.
*Note: This position requires presence in our Quincy Data Center 5 days per week.
What You'll Do
Ensure new server, storage and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured
Troubleshoot hardware and software issues in some of the world’s most advanced systems
Document data center layout and network topology in DCIM software
Work with supply chain & manufacturing teams to ensure timely deployment of systems and project plans for large-scale deployments
Manage a parts depot inventory and track equipment through the delivery-store-stage-deploy-handoff process in each of our data centers
Work closely with HW Support team to ensure data center infrastructure-related support tickets are resolved
Work with RMA team to ensure faulty parts are returned and replacements are ordered
Follow installation standards and documentation for placement, labeling, and cabling to drive consistency and discoverability across all data centers
You
Are familiar with critical infrastructure systems supporting data centers, such as power distribution, air flow management, environmental monitoring, capacity planning, DCIM software, structured cabling, and cable management
Are someone who pays attention to detail and has the ability to follow instructions
Are action-oriented and have a strong willingness to learn
Are willing to travel for bring up of new data center locations
Nice to Have
Experience with troubleshooting server hardware
Experience with/or knowledge of network topology
Familiarity with ticketing systems like JIRA and Zendesk
Experience with Linux administration
Experience with working in large-scale distributed data center environments
Experience with Supermicro & Nvidia hardware
Salary Range Information
The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.
About Lambda
Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast
Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove
We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers
We offer generous cash & equity compensation
Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use
A Final Note:
You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
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