Software Engineer II (Growth)

DigitalOcean • Seattle, WA

53d • Remote

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 Software Engineer II who is passionate about driving product growth through experimentation and data-driven innovation. As a Software Engineer II at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. You'll be part of our Growth R&D engineering team, reporting to the Engineering Manager of Growth, where you'll collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship high-impact product experiences and experiments. The ideal person will become a key contributor to our activation strategy, combining strong technical skills with product intuition and a passion for leveraging AI tools to accelerate development workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 2+ years of hands-on experience as a Fullstack Software Engineer in a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment building customer-facing products
• Strong proficiency in modern full-stack technologies, particularly React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, GraphQL, Go, and/or Python
• Demonstrated experience with experimentation frameworks: designing hypotheses, implementing A/B tests, analyzing results for statistical significance, and making data-informed product decisions
• Experience using AI-powered development tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) in professional settings, with examples of how you've safely accelerated your workflow while maintaining quality and security standards
• Understanding of AI tool governance and best practices, including code review processes, security considerations, and appropriate use cases for AI assistance
• Strong product sense and UX intuition. You naturally think from the customer's perspective and can balance user experience with technical constraints
• Analytical mindset with experience interpreting metrics, conducting A/B test analysis, and translating data insights into product improvements
• Ability to make effective trade-offs between engineering excellence and product velocity, balancing short-term delivery with long-term technical health
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and ship large-scale multi-product experiences across our Cloud Console, working primarily with React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and Go
• Own the full lifecycle of growth experiments from hypothesis formulation and implementation to statistical analysis and iteration driving incremental improvements to activation metrics
• Leverage AI tools strategically in your development workflow to accelerate feature delivery while maintaining code quality, security, and best practices
• Collaborate closely with Product, UX Design, and engineering partners across multiple organizations to deliver customer-facing features that drive measurable business outcomes
• Contribute to operational excellence by improving our app and control plane platforms, architecture, and monitoring systems
• Champion data-driven experimentation and A/B testing methodologies across the team, sharing insights and learnings to elevate our experimentation practice

Benefits

• We prioritize career development.
• 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.
• We reward our employees.
• We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees