Senior Software Engineer

DigitalOcean•Seattle, WA

9h•$167,000 - $239,000•Hybrid

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