Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer II

Droplet Team

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean

1,001-5,000 employees

Cloud computing platform for developers and businesses

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$200k - $228kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity Compensation

Senior

Remote in USA

This is a remote role.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
gRPC
MySQL
Docker
Go
Prometheus
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • Minimum 5 years experience programming in Go.
  • Minimum 7 years of software engineering experience.
  • Experience working with complex, distributed systems.
  • Experience working within a microservice architecture, with knowledge of both asynchronous, event-driven processing, and synchronous gRPC/HTTP-based requests.
  • Experience developing high-availability, highly-scalable APIs that have been used by thousands of users or more.
  • A passion for shipping well-engineered and well-tested code.
  • Strong analytical, communications, and organizational skills.
  • Experience in agile software development methodologies.
Responsibilities
  • Designing and building highly-efficient scalable services that manage DigitalOcean Droplets (our customers’ own Virtual Private Servers).
  • Designing and building internal tooling to support the myriad other teams within DigitalOcean that build their products atop Droplets.
  • Debugging and troubleshooting complex production issues across datacenters in real time and enhancing our playbooks and automation to mitigate and prevent their recurrence.
  • Participating in team efforts to improve visibility on all aspects of performance metrics.
  • Using technologies and tools such as Linux, Go, gRPC, Docker, Prometheus, MySQL, and more.
Desired Qualifications
  • CI/CD experience with a focus on quality and developer velocity.

DigitalOcean provides cloud computing services that enable developers and businesses to build, deploy, and scale applications efficiently. Its platform offers a range of fully managed services that simplify the process of managing infrastructure, allowing users to focus on software development. Unlike many competitors, DigitalOcean emphasizes simplicity and community support, making it easier for startups and small to medium-sized businesses to innovate without getting bogged down by complex infrastructure management. The company's goal is to empower developers and businesses to accelerate their innovation and productivity, ultimately driving growth.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$168.5M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

-3%
Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Droplet Autoscale Pools enhance efficiency in application deployment and management.
  • Bare Metal GPUs cater to high-performance AI/ML computing demands.
  • Membership in the Ceph Foundation boosts open source storage solutions.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from Vultr threatens DigitalOcean's market share.
  • High costs of Bare Metal GPUs may deter smaller businesses.
  • New York expansion could increase operational costs without matching revenue growth.

What makes DigitalOcean unique

  • DigitalOcean offers a no DevOps required experience for developers.
  • The company focuses on simplicity and open source to attract developers worldwide.
  • DigitalOcean's infrastructure supports rapid application deployment and scaling.

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Benefits

Remote-first

Full health coverage

Wellness coverage

Flexible vacation time

Team-building & social events

401(k) plans

ESPP

Education support

Partner support

Employee giving