Platform Engineer – Bare Metal

Vultr

Platform Engineer automating Vultr’s bare metal cloud platform infrastructure with a focus on provisioning. Collaborating to design systems for fast deployments and seamless hardware operations.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $95,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudLAMPLinuxPHPPuppetRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build the next-generation bare metal deployment pipeline to achieve sub-60-second provisioning times
Develop and maintain Vultr’s bare metal automation and management toolkit
Implement automated firmware update workflows across the bare metal fleet using IPMI/BMC protocols
Build and optimize kexec-based fast boot and provisioning flows to minimize deployment latency
Integrate cloud-init and instance metadata service for bare metal, enabling consistent configuration across VM and BM products
Develop Puppet and Ansible modules for bare metal server configuration and lifecycle management
Architect and implement VPC networking for bare metal instances, including network attach and routing automation
Collaborate with the Provisioning and Orchestration teams to unify OS image pipelines and ensure bare metal integrates cleanly with Vultr’s reservation and assignment systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in platform engineering, systems engineering, or infrastructure automation
Hands-on experience with bare metal server provisioning, including IPMI/BMC, PXE boot, and firmware management
Strong Linux systems engineering skills, deep understanding of the boot process, initramfs, kernel command line, and device configuration
Proficiency in PHP for backend service development in a LAMP environment
Nice to have proficiency in Rust
Experience using Redfish (or similar tools)
Experience building or maintaining instance metadata services or cloud-init integrations
Familiarity with automated configuration management tools (Puppet, Ansible, or equivalent)
Ability to debug hardware and software issues across the full stack, from BMC firmware to application layer, and strong communication skills for cross-team collaboration in a remote environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
$500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
Company paid Wellable subscription

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Hard Skills & Tools

Bare Metal ProvisioningLinux Systems EngineeringPHP DevelopmentPuppetAnsibleIPMIBMCPXE BootFirmware ManagementCloud-Init

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCross-Team Collaboration