Senior Manager of Engineering, Compute
About The Position
DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Manager, Engineering, Compute, to lead and scale software engineering teams that build, operate, and evolve distributed compute control-plane services and orchestration across its global fleet. Reporting to the Director, Compute Infrastructure, this leader will guide the organization from operational delivery toward multi-quarter strategic planning, establish high architectural standards, and build resilient capabilities so the compute platform can scale with customers. The role focuses on compute orchestration and control-plane services, reliable operations, scalable architecture, and developing high-performing teams.
Requirements
- Experience leading and scaling software engineering teams focused on low-level infrastructure, Go microservices, distributed control planes, or virtualization primitives such as KVM, libvirt, QEMU, or gRPC.
- Deep understanding of distributed-systems architecture, high-throughput microservices, and control-plane orchestration within large-scale virtualized cloud platforms.
- Experience leading, coaching, and scaling multi-team engineering organizations.
- Proven track record of delivering complex, multi-quarter infrastructure programs on schedule.
- Exceptional relational intelligence and empathetic communication, including the ability to connect technical discussions with business priorities, navigate trade-offs, and build cross-organizational trust.
- Curiosity, receptiveness to candid feedback, and an attitude of improving systems and teams through learning and adaptation.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and scale multiple software engineering teams within Compute Infrastructure, fostering engineering excellence, sustainable delivery velocity, and strong team leadership.
- Drive the multi-quarter technical roadmap for compute orchestration and control-plane services to support high availability, predictable releases, and global scalability.
- Establish operational rigor, automated telemetry, and SLO/SLA standards to maximize platform uptime and protect customer droplet performance.
- Allocate engineering resources and prioritize multi-quarter initiatives across operational commitments to deliver predictable, high-impact business outcomes.
- Partner with Product Management, Capacity Planning, and Core Cloud teams to translate business demands into scalable platform capabilities.
- Guide architectural reviews and simplify Go microservices to reduce technical debt and operational toil.
- Cultivate an inclusive culture of psychological safety, open feedback, and continuous learning.
Benefits
- Annual bonus plan eligibility for non-sales roles, with bonus amounts dependent on company and individual performance.
- Possible new-hire equity grant, subject to plan terms and local eligibility.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program opportunity in participating countries, subject to applicable plan terms.
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education, subject to company policy.
- Flexible time off.
- Local team meetups.
- Mental health and well-being support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
