Application Engineer, Data Center Software

Karman is hiring an Application Engineer, Data Center Software to build integrations between its platform and customer data center software environments. The role works directly with customer operations and engineering teams to define requirements, design and validate integrations, and develop repeatable processes, tools, and standards.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with customer data center operations and engineering teams to assess software environments, lead integration discussions, and translate requirements into actionable designs across DCIM platforms, custom dashboards, hypervisors, and management APIs
• Design, develop, and validate custom API connectors between Karman and customer-specific data center software systems
• Validate server builds against Karman's software requirements; write and execute configuration checkers and test suites for installation across customer environments
• Conduct benchmark-driven and exploratory performance testing to identify and resolve bottlenecks
• Debug integration issues and installation failures independently, leveraging deep familiarity with the Karman platform built through close collaboration with internal software engineering teams
• Drive execution and sign-off of software installation requirement checklists for each customer engagement
• Take an AI-first approach to automating processes and generating test frameworks, configuration checkers, integration artifacts, and deployment documentation
• Build the software integration playbook — repeatable processes, templates, and documentation that scale the function beyond individual customer engagements
• Create and maintain software integration artifacts, including SW validation checklists, test plans, configuration guides, KPI trackers, and After-Action Reports
• Participate in roadmap meetings, engineering design reviews, and sprint planning to maintain a current understanding of the Karman platform
• Serve as the feedback loop between customer deployments and core engineering, translating integration learnings into platform improvements
• Support the TechOps team with software integration expertise for escalated production incidents related to initial installation
• Participate in on-call rotation to provide 24x7 customer support

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience in systems integration, application engineering, solutions engineering, platform engineering, or related technical roles supporting enterprise software deployments in data center environments
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar field OR equivalent training and on the job experience
• Strong working knowledge of Linux-based environments, including software installation, system configuration, troubleshooting, and validation
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement API integrations between disparate software systems, including REST APIs and other common patterns
• Experience working with containerized and virtualized environments, including the ability to understand and troubleshoot customer deployment architectures
• Experience developing integration validation tools, configuration checks, test automation, or deployment verification processes for enterprise software environments
• Ability to develop scripts, automation, and integration tooling using Python or Rust
• Familiarity with APIs, messaging frameworks, and integration technologies such as REST, gRPC, Kafka, Protobuf, or similar technologies
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage customer data center operations teams and translate requirements into integration designs
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and own complex technical problems end-to-end
• High learning agility across diverse customer software environments
• Experience integrating with DCIM platforms, hypervisors, or data center management APIs (e.g., Redfish, IPMI, or vendor-specific management interfaces)
• Experience working directly with customers, stakeholders, or cross-functional technical teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and troubleshoot complex integration challenges
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tooling common in data center environments (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
• Experience building or contributing to structured software integration processes, checklists, or validation frameworks
• Experience with GitOps-based deployment workflows (e.g., ArgoCD, Helm)