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DigitalOcean 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. At DigitalOcean, we're not just simplifying cloud & AI - we're revolutionizing it. We serve the developer community and the businesses they build with a relentless pursuit of simplicity. With our customers at the heart of what we do - and powered by a diverse culture that values boldness, speed, simplicity, ownership, and a growth mindset - we are committed to building truly useful products. We’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead the migrations track within our Forward Engineering team. In this role, you’ll own the technical strategy, roadmap, and execution for end-to-end migrations into DigitalOcean-including IaaS, PaaS, and AI services. Your work will help teams of all sizes—from startups to growing businesses—move onto our platform often realizing TCO savings while gaining simplicity and speed on DigitalOcean. You’ll collaborate closely with product, solutions engineering, and customer success teams to own the technical migration, reduce friction in the adoption journey, and build reusable playbooks that scale beyond individual engagements. You’ll also develop strong partnerships with system integrators to accelerate customer success, while mentoring a high-performing engineering team that values simplicity, ownership, and impact. Responsibilities
Lead the development of tools and systems that help customers seamlessly migrate to DigitalOcean’s cloud platform. Define the engineering roadmap for the migration experience, balancing short-term needs with long-term platform goals. Partner cross-functionally with support, customer success, and product teams to understand customer challenges and prioritize the right solutions. Own team health and delivery—creating clarity around goals, fostering psychological safety, and setting high technical standards. Partner with system integrators to drive scalable migrations in a partner-enabled model. Establish and track success metrics to ensure engineering efforts are delivering measurable customer and business value. Champion operational excellence, scalable architecture, and a developer-first mindset. Requirements
12+ years of software engineering experience. 5+ years in engineering leadership roles. A proven track record of delivering complex backend or infrastructure products, ideally related to migrations or cloud services. Strong technical background in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and systems design. Ability to balance engineering trade-offs with customer and business impact. Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, low-ego leadership style. Experience building and growing diverse, high-performing engineering teams. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field. Why You’ll Like Working For DigitalOcean
We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you. We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is $192,000 - $288,000 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers.
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Director, Engineering
role at
DigitalOcean 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. At DigitalOcean, we're not just simplifying cloud & AI - we're revolutionizing it. We serve the developer community and the businesses they build with a relentless pursuit of simplicity. With our customers at the heart of what we do - and powered by a diverse culture that values boldness, speed, simplicity, ownership, and a growth mindset - we are committed to building truly useful products. We’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead the migrations track within our Forward Engineering team. In this role, you’ll own the technical strategy, roadmap, and execution for end-to-end migrations into DigitalOcean-including IaaS, PaaS, and AI services. Your work will help teams of all sizes—from startups to growing businesses—move onto our platform often realizing TCO savings while gaining simplicity and speed on DigitalOcean. You’ll collaborate closely with product, solutions engineering, and customer success teams to own the technical migration, reduce friction in the adoption journey, and build reusable playbooks that scale beyond individual engagements. You’ll also develop strong partnerships with system integrators to accelerate customer success, while mentoring a high-performing engineering team that values simplicity, ownership, and impact. Responsibilities
Lead the development of tools and systems that help customers seamlessly migrate to DigitalOcean’s cloud platform. Define the engineering roadmap for the migration experience, balancing short-term needs with long-term platform goals. Partner cross-functionally with support, customer success, and product teams to understand customer challenges and prioritize the right solutions. Own team health and delivery—creating clarity around goals, fostering psychological safety, and setting high technical standards. Partner with system integrators to drive scalable migrations in a partner-enabled model. Establish and track success metrics to ensure engineering efforts are delivering measurable customer and business value. Champion operational excellence, scalable architecture, and a developer-first mindset. Requirements
12+ years of software engineering experience. 5+ years in engineering leadership roles. A proven track record of delivering complex backend or infrastructure products, ideally related to migrations or cloud services. Strong technical background in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and systems design. Ability to balance engineering trade-offs with customer and business impact. Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, low-ego leadership style. Experience building and growing diverse, high-performing engineering teams. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field. Why You’ll Like Working For DigitalOcean
We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you. We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is $192,000 - $288,000 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers.
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