Server Design Engineer  Austin TX

About The Role

We are looking for a passionate Staff Solutions Engineer to design, develop, and install software solutions as part of the server development team and support the HW/FW development team to execute and debug test plans for hyperscale platforms. The Staff Solutions Engineer is expected to build high-quality, innovative, and fully performing software that embraces industry best practices and to engage with multi-disciplinary teams such as Electrical Engineering, Firmware, etc. to help in planning, executing, and debug of hardware development and validation activities.

The Staff Solutions Engineer’s responsibilities include translating user requirements, defining system functionality, writing code in various languages (Python, C/C++, and JavaScript), software installation, debugging, and troubleshooting. Our ideal candidates understand Software Engineering processes and go beyond being able to write a ‘program’, possessing system-level debug skills to support hardware development.

What You’ll Do

• Work with cross-functional engineering teams (hardware, firmware, and software) within ZT Systems to gather requirements

• Design, develop, test, support, and document SW applications and tools as part of the hyperscale server development team

• While the bulk of the engineering activities will be at the OS/Application level, the candidate should be able to perform in any layer of the OS stack including working in the kernel, device drivers, and VM space.

• Support troubleshooting and debug activities for SW, FW, and HW

• Innovate and propose out-of-the-box ideas

• Handle multiple projects at the same time: These projects are both at the software stacks as well as HW validation projects (test plans design, test execution, debugging, reporting, etc)

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in application/system development, preferably on back-end stacks.

• 5+ years of experience with enterprise and/or cloud server hardware, including an understanding of HW/FW architecture and comprehensive technical knowledge of traditional server protocols and interconnects, including PCIe, DDR, SATA/SAS, NVME, Networking, etc.

• Strong development skills with Python and proficiency in Shell scripting in either Linux (e.g. Bash) or Windows (e.g. PowerShell). Other languages of interest include C/C++ and JavaScript.

• Knowledge of OS and driver installation, configuration, and troubleshooting in Linux and Windows servers, including knowledge of networking and storage. The ideal candidate must be able to install both HW and SW on a rack and understand OS deployment and debug mechanisms.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Multiple years of customer interaction experience are preferred.

• Must have familiarity with tools to support high-performance software development and delivery such as source control (e.g. GIT), bug tracking (e.g. JIRA), CI/CD flows, and Agile development model.

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About ZT Systems

At ZT Systems, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a face-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.

A culture built around our values, we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.

Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.

What We Offer

When you join ZT, you’ll enjoy a range of world-class, inclusive employee benefits designed to grow with you and our company. From competitive compensation to 401K matching to comprehensive health & wellness programs and tuition reimbursement, ZT Systems offers industry leading benefits packages for eligible employees designed to help you get the most out of life.

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.