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Senior Software Engineer - AI, Agentic Systems, Embedded & Industrial Automation

Location: Ashburn, VA | Dallas, TX | Chicago, IL | Santa Clara, CA | Austin, TX | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | Denver, CO | Charlotte, NC | Boston, MA | New York, NY

Your Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the design and development of next-generation intelligent software platforms that combine Generative AI, Agentic AI systems, embedded technologies, and cloud-native applications. Working across software, hardware, and infrastructure domains, you will create innovative solutions that drive automation, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making. This role plays a critical part in advancing Digital Realty's AI-enabled products and infrastructure technologies, helping bridge edge computing, industrial automation, and cloud services to solve complex real-world challenges.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop AI-powered applications leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI frameworks, multi-agent systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and intelligent decision-support solutions.
• Build intelligent workflows that integrate AI agents with enterprise applications, APIs, databases, operational systems, and cloud services.
• Architect and develop scalable software solutions, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems using modern programming languages and cloud-native technologies.
• Lead the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution architecture, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Develop firmware and software for embedded devices, sensors, controllers, gateways, and edge computing platforms.
• Integrate embedded and edge devices with cloud platforms, AI services, Industrial IoT environments, and operational technology systems.
• Design and implement communication interfaces and industrial protocols including Ethernet, Serial Communications, MQTT, Modbus, CAN Bus, IC, SPI, BACnet, OPC-UA, Profinet, and EtherNet/IP.
• Develop intelligent solutions supporting data center operations, building automation, energy management, cooling systems, power monitoring, and industrial automation environments.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, operations, and engineering teams to deploy AI-driven monitoring, control, and optimization solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, evaluate emerging technologies, and help define future AI-enabled products and platforms.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline; Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience delivering production-grade applications and distributed software architectures.
• Strong proficiency in multiple programming languages including Python, C++, C, Rust, Go, Java, and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience developing AI-enabled applications using technologies such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI, vector databases, and RAG architectures.
• Experience designing and deploying cloud-native solutions in Azure (preferred), AWS, and/or GCP environments utilizing Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows.
• Hands-on experience developing embedded software and firmware for Embedded Linux, RTOS environments, ARM processors, and microcontroller platforms such as STM32, ESP32, and NXP.
• Experience integrating embedded devices, IoT technologies, industrial systems, and edge computing platforms with cloud services.
• Knowledge of data center infrastructure, HVAC systems, cooling technologies, power systems, industrial controls, digital twins, predictive maintenance, or intelligent facility management solutions.
• Experience with PLC programming, industrial automation systems, SCADA platforms, Building Management Systems (BMS), and Industrial IoT environments is highly desirable.
• Strong communication, collaboration, systems-thinking, and leadership skills, with the ability to lead initiatives from concept through deployment.

A Bit About Us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

A Bit About Our Team

Technology & Innovation

Our Technology & Innovation team strives to innovate alongside our customers and empower their businesses to thrive. We work closely with customers to develop insights-based, data-driven technical solutions and differentiated value propositions on PlatformDIGITAL across the world. Leveraging our deep technical expertise and global footprint, we create and deploy innovative services and solutions that sit at the heart of the digital economy.

As part of this team, you will help shape the next generation of AI-enabled platforms, edge computing technologies, intelligent infrastructure solutions, and data center innovation initiatives that support Digital Realty's global operations.

What We Can Offer You

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and you'll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you'll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things, and put your ideas into action. We'll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Apply today, take charge of your career and grow your talents with us.

Training and Development

Join our Technology & Innovation team and gain the support to succeed from day one. Our onboarding program prepares you to contribute meaningfully right away, with clear career pathways and continuous training to fuel your long-term growth. From onboarding to specialized development, we equip you with the skills and opportunities to make a lasting impact while advancing your expertise in software engineering, artificial intelligence, embedded systems, and intelligent infrastructure technologies.

Health and Safety

Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital Realty, it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals, they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners, and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.

Compensation Range and Benefits

Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. Moreover, an employee's total compensation package varies by role and may include salary, cash bonus or equity awards not quantified below.

Compensation Range: $150,000 - $170,000 annually. This compensation range represents the Company's good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting.

Benefits: For this role, benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401(k) match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.