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Staff Software Engineer
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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.
What You’ll Be Doing
Architect, design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and systems.
Drive technical initiatives and large cross-team projects from concept to production.
Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and engineers across distributed teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Develop deep expertise in observability tools and technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, time-series databases, and distributed tracing.
Build and maintain high-performance APIs and microservices using Go (Golang) and gRPC, integrating with systems like Kafka, Redis, and NoSQL databases.
Work with Terraform and Ansible to automate infrastructure deployment and configuration management.
Utilize knowledge of SQL for data analysis, service integration, and operational insights.
Lead efforts in debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of complex distributed systems.
Champion operational excellence by improving reliability, monitoring, and alerting practices.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to other engineers.
What You’ll Bring To DigitalOcean
15+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating large-scale cloud services or distributed systems in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Strong programming experience in Go (Golang) and deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals.
Solid understanding of observability, monitoring, and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
Experience working with OTEL (OpenTelemetry) Collector, including instrumentation, data pipelines, and telemetry ingestion for metrics, logs, and traces.
Proven experience designing and implementing scalable event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar technologies.
Experience with gRPC, Terraform, and Ansible for service communication and infrastructure automation.
Working knowledge of SQL, Redis, and NoSQL databases.
Demonstrated ability to drive operational excellence and improve system reliability.
Experience making pragmatic technical trade-offs while balancing short-term needs and long-term goals.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially with geographically distributed teams.
Strong ownership mindset and the ability to independently deliver high-impact projects.
Nice to Have
Experience with cloud-native environments (Kubernetes, Docker, microservices).
Familiarity with time-series databases and distributed tracing frameworks.
Prior experience building or maintaining observability platforms.
Compensation Range
$163,456 - $204,320
This is a remote role
Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
We innovate with purpose. You’ll be 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. You’ll do the best work of your career and work with some of the smartest people in the industry. Our resources include reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education, plus access to LinkedIn Learning’s courses.
We care about your well-being. We provide a competitive benefits package, including Employee Assistance Program, local meetups, and flexible time off where allowed by local regulations.
We reward our employees. The salary range is based on market data and experience, with potential bonuses and equity compensation, including an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
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Staff Software Engineer
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.
What You’ll Be Doing
Architect, design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and systems.
Drive technical initiatives and large cross-team projects from concept to production.
Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and engineers across distributed teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Develop deep expertise in observability tools and technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, time-series databases, and distributed tracing.
Build and maintain high-performance APIs and microservices using Go (Golang) and gRPC, integrating with systems like Kafka, Redis, and NoSQL databases.
Work with Terraform and Ansible to automate infrastructure deployment and configuration management.
Utilize knowledge of SQL for data analysis, service integration, and operational insights.
Lead efforts in debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of complex distributed systems.
Champion operational excellence by improving reliability, monitoring, and alerting practices.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to other engineers.
What You’ll Bring To DigitalOcean
15+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating large-scale cloud services or distributed systems in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Strong programming experience in Go (Golang) and deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals.
Solid understanding of observability, monitoring, and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
Experience working with OTEL (OpenTelemetry) Collector, including instrumentation, data pipelines, and telemetry ingestion for metrics, logs, and traces.
Proven experience designing and implementing scalable event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar technologies.
Experience with gRPC, Terraform, and Ansible for service communication and infrastructure automation.
Working knowledge of SQL, Redis, and NoSQL databases.
Demonstrated ability to drive operational excellence and improve system reliability.
Experience making pragmatic technical trade-offs while balancing short-term needs and long-term goals.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially with geographically distributed teams.
Strong ownership mindset and the ability to independently deliver high-impact projects.
Nice to Have
Experience with cloud-native environments (Kubernetes, Docker, microservices).
Familiarity with time-series databases and distributed tracing frameworks.
Prior experience building or maintaining observability platforms.
Compensation Range
$163,456 - $204,320
This is a remote role
Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
We innovate with purpose. You’ll be 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. You’ll do the best work of your career and work with some of the smartest people in the industry. Our resources include reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education, plus access to LinkedIn Learning’s courses.
We care about your well-being. We provide a competitive benefits package, including Employee Assistance Program, local meetups, and flexible time off where allowed by local regulations.
We reward our employees. The salary range is based on market data and experience, with potential bonuses and equity compensation, including an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
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