Full-Time

Engineering Manager

Billing Engineering

Posted on 9/9/2024

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean

1,001-5,000 employees

Cloud computing platform for developers

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$140k - $180kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity Compensation

Senior

Remote in USA

This is a remote role.

Category
Engineering Management
Software Development Management
Requirements
  • Experience managing, coaching, and mentoring software engineers
  • Experience in a fast-paced, high growth tech environment building and scaling internal platforms.
  • Able to make effective trade-offs in regards to both engineering and product requirements, while balancing short term and long term needs
  • Regularly give feedback to team members on wins, and areas to improve.
  • Lead a team where individuals enjoy coming to work, know what needs to be done, and have the resources to get their job done.
  • Experience managing and delivering projects throughout the entire SDLC
  • Experience developing cross-disciplinary collaboration between engineering, operations, support, and product groups
  • Experience with end-to-end quality best practices and their implementation
  • Experience with staffing, interviewing, building, and retaining teams
  • Experience conveying complex ideas in written, verbal and presentational formats.
Responsibilities
  • Leading a team of back-end software engineers developing and operating our in-house metering and rating system which is responsible for the timely and accurate billing for all of DigitalOcean’s hundreds of thousands of customers.
  • Planning and executing complex technical projects.
  • Developing efficient team processes to effectively deliver value to our customers and the business.
  • Collaborating across the organization and consistently interfacing with product and platform engineering teams across the company.
  • Developing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and utilizing these Key Results to measure and report on the success of the team.
  • Developing processes and tools to improve team performance and quality-of-life.
  • Developing processes and tools to improve product performance and quality.
  • Reviewing and giving input on architectural system designs.
  • Career coaching including performance assessment, and career development.

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, allowing users to focus on software development rather than infrastructure management. DigitalOcean stands out from competitors by emphasizing simplicity, a supportive community, and open-source resources, making it accessible for startups and small to medium-sized businesses. The company's goal is to empower users to innovate and grow their businesses by providing the tools and support needed to streamline the development process.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$168.5M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

8%

1 year growth

14%

2 year growth

29%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • DigitalOcean's partnership with Hugging Face simplifies AI model deployment.
  • The introduction of Bare Metal GPUs targets demanding AI/ML workloads.
  • Scalable storage for Managed MongoDB enhances DigitalOcean's cloud offerings.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from Vultr may pressure DigitalOcean's market share.
  • Operational costs may rise with the NYC2 Data Center expansion.
  • Droplet Autoscale Pools may face adoption challenges if not well integrated.

What makes DigitalOcean unique

  • DigitalOcean offers a no DevOps required experience for developers.
  • The company focuses on simplicity and open source to attract developers.
  • DigitalOcean's customer service is a key differentiator in the cloud market.

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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

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