Support / Professional Services Engineer (PowerDNS) (m/f/d)
Palo Alto, California, United States · Remote OK
Senior$68M raised
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Full-time
Remote work flexibility, Flexible working hours, In-person workshops, Team events, Volunteer time off, Mental health support
Posted 6d ago
~40 hrs/week
Remote in United States
Responsibilities
You will manage the full lifecycle of customer engagement, including network design, deployment, and troubleshooting for PowerDNS infrastructure. Additionally, you will collaborate with internal teams to drive product evolution and provide expert technical guidance to customers.
Requirements
Candidates must possess deep technical expertise in DNS functions and deployments across various environments, along with experience in tools like Ansible, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms. Strong communication skills are required, with English fluency being mandatory and Spanish fluency strongly preferred.
Full job description
Our mission:
Are you a motivated Professional Services / Support Engineer who wants to make an impact by helping organizations design, deploy, and operate reliable DNS infrastructure?
At PowerDNS, part of the Open-Xchange (OX) company, we help telcos, enterprises, and internet infrastructure providers run critical DNS services that power the global internet. Our software is used by organizations around the world to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure DNS platforms.
Discover what OX offers you:
We work in a non-hierarchical organization that empowers everyone to take responsibility, stay focused, and contribute directly to the company’s success and customer value.
We value expertise and continuous professional development. Our professionals work closely with experienced colleagues, take ownership of their work, and continuously expand their skills.
Openness and diversity are core to OX. Different perspectives, backgrounds, and ways of thinking strengthen our collaboration and help us see the bigger picture.
Your team:
As a Professional Services / Support Engineer for PowerDNS, you'll play a critical role in bridging the gap between our technical solutions and customer success. You'll be responsible for the full lifecycle of customer engagement, from design to delivery to troubleshooting and incident resolution.
Your new job:
Provide expert guidance through network design, implementation, deployment, monitoring, and migration services and training, covering both single-site and multi-site configurations.
Solve complex challenges by handling troubleshooting, incident management, and resolution of open PowerDNS customer support tickets.
Facilitate solutions through effective communication with customers and other stakeholders to enable workarounds when necessary and ensure smooth operations.
Collaborate across teams in close cooperation with members of the PowerDNS Americas cell and colleagues from other PowerDNS cells to continuously improve our products, services, and working environment.
Build relationships as a technical resource for both internal teams and customers during projects, fostering strong, long-term partnerships.
Drive product evolution through communication with customers and PowerDNS product managers to share feedback and feature requests that help shape the future of our software.
This is the tech stack you'll be working with:
Your background:
We are looking for a candidate who combines deep technical expertise with a service-oriented mindset.
Deep understanding of DNS functions and deployments across a variety of environments.
Experience with commonly used technologies in the ecosystem such as Ansible, Helm, Linux, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, and similar tools.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with Spanish fluency strongly preferred and English fluency required.
Proactive mindset to identify issues early and drive thoughtful, effective solutions.
Collaborative team-oriented approach with enthusiasm for sharing knowledge, learning from others, and creating documentation.
Comfortable working in a remote-first environment with multicultural teams across different time zones.
Bonus: Knowledge of the function and use of PowerDNS products and/or related software.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The company is not able to provide employment visa sponsorship at this time.
This is what you get at OX:
The flexibility to work 100% remotely ensures a work environment that suits you best.
Flexible working hours that allow you to successfully combine your home and family responsibilities with work, while aligning with US-compatible working hours and ensuring availability to pick up support tickets within our SLA.
Getting together in-person for workshops and fun team events in the US and Europe.
Time off to volunteer – and mental health support when you need it.
We provide financial relief by offering a subsidy for ergonomic chairs and desks.
We can discuss further location-related benefits together in an initial talk.
Join the team:
Join us in our fight for an open internet and deliver added value! Click “Apply now” to submit your application.
Your contact person:
Reach out to Justin ([email protected]) from the People Team. He will be able to discuss current opportunities and tell you more about our exciting vision and mission @OX.
Related keywords
DNSPowerDNSProfessional ServicesSupport EngineerAnsibleHelmLinuxKubernetesAWSGCPNetwork DesignIncident ManagementCloud ComputingInfrastructureRemote-firstTechnical Support
Stay open - Become part of something future orientated and worthwhile
Industry
Software Development
Company size
201-500 employees
Founded
2005
Headquarters
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
LinkedIn followers
5,310
Total funding
$68M
About Open-Xchange
Open-Xchange (OX) is a market leader of secure and open communication and office productivity software, IMAP server software and DNS solutions, with more than 220m seats sold through some of the world's largest hosters and telcos (including partners such as IONOS, Orange, Italiaonline, Comcast, GoDaddy, NTT and Softbank).
Our roots in Open Source have shaped our view of the world and culture – open, diverse, and with a bias to act, giving everyone at OX room to take responsibility within their team and grow.
As a company, we believe in an internet that is open, safe and free, and create competitive products that allow our customers to deliver secure internet services with great user experience, and that respect privacy and generate value.
With 230+ people worldwide, OX develops and operates Open Source software (aaS) for mail/messaging and collaboration/productivity. Dovecot is the world’s most popular IMAP server software, and PowerDNS provides secure DNS services to our customers and their users.
Our business is fast-paced and changing constantly. We are always looking for people who share our vision, who want to make a difference, thrive in agile, non-hierarchical environments, and enjoy working in a high-tech environment as part of a truly international team.
OX is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, with further offices in Hamburg, Nuremberg and Olpe), in addition to the USA (Palo Alto, CA, and New York, NY), Finland (Espoo), The Netherlands (The Hague), Italy (Turin), and Japan (Tokyo).
Interested in working at Open-Xchange?
Please visit: https://careers.open-xchange.com/jobs
Offices: Hohenzollernring 72, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen 50672, DE · Olper Hütte 5F, Olpe, Nordrhein-Westfalen 57462, DE · 530 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, US · Lars Sonckin Kaari 12, Espoo, Südfinnland 02600, FI · Stavendamm 22, Bremen, 28195, DE
Stay open - Become part of something future orientated and worthwhile
Industry
Software Development
Company size
201-500 employees
Founded
2005
Headquarters
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
LinkedIn followers
5,310
Total funding
$68M
About Open-Xchange
Open-Xchange (OX) is a market leader of secure and open communication and office productivity software, IMAP server software and DNS solutions, with more than 220m seats sold through some of the world's largest hosters and telcos (including partners such as IONOS, Orange, Italiaonline, Comcast, GoDaddy, NTT and Softbank).
Our roots in Open Source have shaped our view of the world and culture – open, diverse, and with a bias to act, giving everyone at OX room to take responsibility within their team and grow.
As a company, we believe in an internet that is open, safe and free, and create competitive products that allow our customers to deliver secure internet services with great user experience, and that respect privacy and generate value.
With 230+ people worldwide, OX develops and operates Open Source software (aaS) for mail/messaging and collaboration/productivity. Dovecot is the world’s most popular IMAP server software, and PowerDNS provides secure DNS services to our customers and their users.
Our business is fast-paced and changing constantly. We are always looking for people who share our vision, who want to make a difference, thrive in agile, non-hierarchical environments, and enjoy working in a high-tech environment as part of a truly international team.
OX is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, with further offices in Hamburg, Nuremberg and Olpe), in addition to the USA (Palo Alto, CA, and New York, NY), Finland (Espoo), The Netherlands (The Hague), Italy (Turin), and Japan (Tokyo).
Interested in working at Open-Xchange?
Please visit: https://careers.open-xchange.com/jobs
Offices: Hohenzollernring 72, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen 50672, DE · Olper Hütte 5F, Olpe, Nordrhein-Westfalen 57462, DE · 530 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, US · Lars Sonckin Kaari 12, Espoo, Südfinnland 02600, FI · Stavendamm 22, Bremen, 28195, DE