Gimlet Labs
Data Center Architect
$225K–$280K
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
About the job
Design and approve buildable data hall plans for colocation sites and expansions, translating compute requirements into layouts, physical connectivity, and power and cooling needs.
What you'll do
- Own white-space floor plans, rack layouts, and reusable layout standards.
- Coordinate infrastructure fit and physical network architecture with engineering, facilities, and colocation teams.
- Deliver and maintain coordinated design packages, review changes, and resolve installation questions.
What they ask for
- Have owned data center white-space designs from requirements through installation handoff.
- Interpret electrical and mechanical drawings and translate equipment specifications into infrastructure requirements.
- Understand high-density colocation constraints and data center network layers, including physical connectivity and resilient fiber pathways.
- Author and review layouts using AutoCAD, Bluebeam, or equivalent tools; maintain equipment schedules and revision records.
Nice to have
- Experience with high-density AI or HPC infrastructure, GPU racks, or heterogeneous compute platforms.
- Experience with liquid cooling, colocation site evaluation, Revit or BIM, DCIM, capacity-planning tools, or relevant industry guidance.
Pay
$225K – $280K USD base salary
Tools
AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Revit, BIM, DCIM, TIA-942, BICSI, ASHRAE
AI focus
Design data hall infrastructure for AI inference workloads, including high-density AI and GPU deployments.
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