Senior Engineer II (DOKS)

DigitalOcean • Boston, MA

111d • $140,000 - $175,000

About The Position

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 Senior Engineer II who is passionate about Kubernetes and excited about the opportunity to take our managed Kubernetes solution (DOKS) to the next level. As a Senior Engineer II at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. This role is on the DOKS team that is in charge of DigitalOcean's managed Kubernetes offering.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes internals and Go.
• Experience operating Kubernetes platforms at scale.
• Ability to drive complex projects from inception through completion.

Responsibilities

• Develop the DigitalOcean Managed Kubernetes product.
• Develop back-end gRPC services written in Go deployed on Kubernetes.
• Design back-end services and author engineering design documents.
• Raise the bar for Operational Excellence.
• Independently lead projects.
• Navigate the complexity of distributed systems and operate them in production.
• Break the design documents into actionable epics and stories with estimates.
• Run experiments to optimize user experience and increase adoption of DOKS.
• Contribute to and maintain open-source projects, and collaborate with our developer community through customer meetings, blogs, and podcasts.
• Find emerging tools, trends, and methodologies and show your team how to integrate them against existing systems and processes.
• Regularly interact with important customers to understand their needs in the product.
• Contribute meaningfully to discussions on architecture, implementation, design patterns, and processes while being able to succinctly convey ideas to peers and mentees.
• Work on teams that operate across multiple time zones.

Benefits

• Competitive array of benefits including Employee Assistance Program and Local Employee Meetups.
• Flexible time off policy.
• Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses.
• Salary range of $140,000 - $175,000 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills.
• Eligibility for a bonus based on company and individual performance.
• Equity compensation including equity grants upon hire and participation in Employee Stock Purchase Program.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees