Senior Software Engineer II-GPU/Image building

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. We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer with expertise in GPU Infrastructure, Ubuntu operating systems, and automation to design, build, maintain, and optimize machine images across a variety of cloud platforms. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering standardized, secure, and high-performant images , including those deployed on GPU Bare Metal, GPU droplet (VM) images and CPU droplet images. You will focus on automating the image creation lifecycle, ensuring image integrity, and optimizing for performance and security. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in GPU infrastructure, automation, and test systems , along with a strong passion for building secure, scalable, and efficient machine images that power modern cloud-native applications and services. What You’ll Do: Work with key stakeholders in packaging and continuously testing our GPU images across multiple platform services. This includes coordination with hardware engineering teams on packaging firmware versions and maintaining an active compatibility matrix of GPU drivers across NVIDIA and AMD GPU platforms (H100/H200/MI300x/MI325x). Automation and Scripting : Develop and maintain tooling and scripts (e.g., using HashiCorp Packer, Ansible, Terraform, Python, Shell scripting) to automate the creation, testing, and deployment of machine images. Security and Compliance : Ensure machine images adhere to security best practices, including hardening, patch management, and compliance with organizational and indust