Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about coding, thrives in a collaborative remote environment, and is excited about building the next generation of cloud and AI-native infrastructure at DigitalOcean. We are on a mission to make powerful cloud and AI technologies simple and accessible for everyone — with a focus on developers and builders.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join a fast-paced team responsible for designing, building, and operating platform services that power DigitalOcean's core products. You will drive large, cross-functional projects from inception to production, deliver operational excellence, and raise the technical bar across the engineering organization.
What You'll Be Doing:- Own a product or technical area by providing technical leadership across design, development, and delivery
- Drive large cross-functional projects independently from planning through to launch and maintenance
- Build scalable, distributed platform services, libraries, tools, and APIs in Go, Python, and/or TypeScript/React
- Lead by example by designing and implementing critical platform capabilities and operational excellence initiatives
- Develop scripts, tools, and automation solutions to streamline processes, enhance system performance, and improve operational efficiency
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including product, design, and engineering to troubleshoot issues, implement solutions, and optimize systems
- Collaborate with engineers across the organization to find elegant architectures and solutions to complex distributed systems challenges
- Stay updated with the latest advancements in cloud, AI/ML, and infrastructure technologies — proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing innovative solutions
- Mentor and support the growth of engineers at different levels in their careers
- Deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performance platform capabilities that directly improve developer experience and customer outcomes
- Drive technical clarity and alignment across teams by authoring engineering design documents, establishing best practices, and building repeatable processes
- Raise operational excellence by reducing system toil, improving observability, and proactively addressing reliability risks
- Contribute meaningfully to DigitalOcean's product strategy through strong product thinking and data-driven prioritization
- Build a culture of mentorship, collaboration, and continuous learning within the engineering team
- 5–7+ years of hands-on experience building large-scale, distributed systems in a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment
- Proven track record of building complex distributed systems; identifying shortcomings and optimization opportunities; and making data-driven cost-performance tradeoffs to influence design decisions
- Experience building and operating platforms and tools that empower developers and product teams to deliver business value
- Strong interest in development platforms, AI/ML workflows, GenAI, CI/CD, infrastructure, or making products for technical teams
- Proficiency in one or more of: Go, Python, TypeScript, GraphQL, Bash
- Extensive experience working with Linux-based environments and containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, KVM, LXC, etc.)
- Ability to make effective trade-offs between engineering and product requirements, balancing short-term and long-term needs
- Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders
- Strong operational excellence mindset to build reliable and scalable products and services
- Past experience mentoring and investing in the development of engineers
- Strong product thinking skills to influence roadmap and prioritization
This position will be evaluating candidates for Senior Software Engineer II / Staff Software Engineer based on prior experience
- Senior Software Engineer II role, the base salary range will be $167,000 - $209,000
- Staff Software Engineer role, the base salary range will be $191,000 - $239,000
*This is a hybrid role
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- We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.
Skills Required
- 5-7+ years of hands-on experience
- Building large-scale distributed systems
- Proficiency in Go, Python, TypeScript and GraphQL
- Experience with containerization technologies
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Past experience mentoring engineers
DigitalOcean Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and mental-health support plus employer-paid life/AD&D/disability, with multiple plan options and above-average employer contributions. Offerings are described as market-leading and in some cases fully paid to keep premiums low.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity awards (new-hire and performance RSUs) are paired with an Employee Stock Purchase Plan offered at a discount. This ownership component augments cash compensation and broadens participation in company growth.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is provided for a defined period and includes a structured, part-time transition-back program. The approach emphasizes a smoother return-to-work experience for new parents.
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What We Do
DigitalOcean is the Inference Cloud — a full-stack, production-ready cloud platform built to run AI applications with predictable performance, sustainable economics, and radically simpler operations at scale. We are built for teams turning AI into real products — not just training models. Our advantage is not fewer features, but fewer failure modes when operating AI at scale — combining minimal operational overhead, predictable cost efficiency, and a full-stack cloud that works as a system. Hyperscalers are broad by design. Neoclouds are infrastructure-first. DigitalOcean is inference-first — with a real cloud underneath. It combines inference-optimized compute, managed inference software, and integrated cloud capabilities that reduce operational burden for teams running real workloads. Inference is the foundation—not the boundary. Everything else builds on top of it.
Why Work With Us
At DO, we do career-defining work. We innovate with AI and build cutting-edge tech. Our rewards to match that intensity - to motivate you, recognize your impact, and give you what you need to thrive. If you have a growth mindset, like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment, you'll find your place here.
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We commit to both remote work and in-person collaboration. These ways of working are dependent on specific roles and are mutually agreed upon by employees. In the US, we are mainly remote. In our APAC locations, we have a hybrid in-office approach.
