Full-Time

Staff Storage Engineer

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DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean

1,001-5,000 employees

Cloud infrastructure for developers and businesses

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$190k - $205kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity Compensation

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
Platform Engineering
Required Skills
Go

You match the following DigitalOcean's candidate preferences

Employers are more likely to interview you if you match these preferences:

Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • Knowledge of Object Storage and distributed File Systems and how to scale those solutions.
  • Familiarity with concurrency / parallelism models in a modern programming language.
Responsibilities
  • Leading engineering efforts to deliver innovative storage solutions
  • Supporting the creation and operations of distributed systems
  • Programming in Go and other languages
  • Collaborating with a motivated team of peers
  • Consuming from and contributing to free/open source software communities
  • Solving interesting problems in a technically rewarding environment
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with gRPC, distributed data stores like Ceph, and storage hardware

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

0%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-5%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for cloud-native tools aligns with DigitalOcean's offerings.
  • Rising adoption of hybrid cloud strategies presents integration opportunities for DigitalOcean.
  • Expansion of the global developer community enhances DigitalOcean's community-driven support.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from Vultr threatens DigitalOcean's market share.
  • Bare Metal GPUs may increase operational costs, affecting profit margins.
  • Reopening NYC2 Data Center could lead to increased overhead costs.

What makes DigitalOcean unique

  • DigitalOcean offers a no DevOps required experience for developers.
  • The company focuses on simplicity and open source to attract developers globally.
  • DigitalOcean's Bare Metal GPUs cater to demanding AI/ML workloads.

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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