Data Center Physical Architect & Pathfinding

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Not verified checked Jun 13, 2026

Salary

$181K-$318K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$111,944 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+13.7% - Much faster than average

123% above the BLS role benchmark for data and ml aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Data and ML aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Seniority

Staff Plus From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Data Center Physical Architect & Pathfinding Austin, United States of America The Datacenter Systems Architecture team seeks an outstanding computer systems or technology architect to influence and drive new product designs. This position is a multi-disciplinary and cross-functional lead engineering role encompassing all aspects of computer system design. The candidate will have the skills and experience to create system architectures, surprise and delight our customers, and advance our products' performance, size, power, thermal and cost goals. Provide physical architectural guidance and leadership to cross-functional engineering teams to establish new product definitions and requirements. Lead the solutions for delivering physical architecture solutions for datacenter platforms through the following: Pathfinding on novel system architecture choices with a broad group of architects and system engineers, technical leads, HW/SW managers, and vendors. Possess subject matter expertise in complex server design solutions and understand tradeoff considerations for datacenter applications. Drive physical architecture investigations for product system integration options through active collaboration with mechanical, physical, electrical, thermal, power, and signal integration design stakeholders. Author system architecture specifications, system interface and connectivity diagrams, and conduct reviews with the product teams. Analyze, guide and support thermal management solutions and trade-offs Anticipate future SoC requirements and negotiate with internal SoC teams to align with physical architecture solutions and integration opportunities. Be innovative and curious. Explore and champion new product-level features and workflows. Review, challenge and influence people and processes Lead system physical architecture and guide early design team activities Define, develop and utilize tools, scripts, automation and methods of

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