Senior Software Engineer

DigitalOceanSeattle, WA
$167,000 - $239,000Hybrid

About The Position

DigitalOcean is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer passionate about coding and thriving in a collaborative remote environment. The role involves building the next generation of cloud and AI-native infrastructure, with a mission to make powerful cloud and AI technologies simple and accessible for everyone, focusing 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.

Requirements

  • 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

Responsibilities

  • 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

Benefits

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Local Employee Meetups
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
  • Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
  • Bonus in addition to base salary
  • Equity compensation
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
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