DigitalOcean
Engineering Manager, GradientAI Infrastructure
DigitalOcean, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
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Engineering Manager, GradientAI Infrastructure
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DigitalOcean
We want people who are passionate about building features that you and your peers will love. DigitalOcean’s GradientAI Infrastructure Team is welcoming a new technical engineering manager to support our engineers, grow our culture, and lead a team developing our AI/ML infrastructure products.
What You’ll Be Doing
Growing and leading a highly‑collaborative engineering team
Developing and shepherding complex AI and cloud engineering projects through the entire product development lifecycle (ideation, definition, experimentation, prototyping, development, testing, release, and operations)
Helping the team achieve higher standards of performance and product quality
Introducing and improving processes for team performance and quality‑of‑life
Collaborating with product owners and cross‑functional teams to design idiomatic, feature‑rich, and operationally sustainable software solutions
Overseeing the design and implementation of scalable, automated systems for DNS provisioning, monitoring, and failover
Facilitating transparent, constructive communication and a growth‑oriented distribution of responsibilities
Providing coaching and counseling via mentoring, one‑on‑one meetings, and ongoing feedback
What You’ll Add To DigitalOcean
7+ years of experience in software engineering, including 4+ years of distributed systems development, 2+ years building AI/ML technologies (ideally related to LLM hosting and inference), and 2+ years in a people management or team lead role
A passion for leading, coaching, and mentoring software engineers
Enduring interest in distributed systems design, AI/ML, and implementation at scale in the cloud
Deep expertise in cloud computing platforms and modern AI/ML technologies
Experience with modern LLMs, ideally related to hosting, serving, and optimizing such models
Experience researching, evaluating, and building with open‑source technologies
Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in cloud development, such as Python and Go
Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Ansible
Familiarity with GPU platforms (AMD/NVIDIA) and associated tooling for tuning and acceleration (ideal but not required)
Knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, VPCs, subnets, routing) and storage systems
A strong sense of ownership and drive to resolve any issues preventing delivery of value to customers
Strong project management skills and familiarity with end‑to‑end quality best practices
Enthusiasm for staffing, interviewing, growing, and retaining teams
Experience coordinating with partner teams across time zones and geographies
Compensation Range
$176,000 - $220,000
Remote role
Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
We innovate with purpose: simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world
We prioritize career development and provide a high‑performance environment that challenges you to think big
We care about your well‑being: competitive benefits, flexible time off, and employee assistance programs
We reward our employees with competitive salary, bonus, equity, and stock‑purchase participation
Equal Opportunity 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 identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
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Engineering Manager, GradientAI Infrastructure
role at
DigitalOcean
We want people who are passionate about building features that you and your peers will love. DigitalOcean’s GradientAI Infrastructure Team is welcoming a new technical engineering manager to support our engineers, grow our culture, and lead a team developing our AI/ML infrastructure products.
What You’ll Be Doing
Growing and leading a highly‑collaborative engineering team
Developing and shepherding complex AI and cloud engineering projects through the entire product development lifecycle (ideation, definition, experimentation, prototyping, development, testing, release, and operations)
Helping the team achieve higher standards of performance and product quality
Introducing and improving processes for team performance and quality‑of‑life
Collaborating with product owners and cross‑functional teams to design idiomatic, feature‑rich, and operationally sustainable software solutions
Overseeing the design and implementation of scalable, automated systems for DNS provisioning, monitoring, and failover
Facilitating transparent, constructive communication and a growth‑oriented distribution of responsibilities
Providing coaching and counseling via mentoring, one‑on‑one meetings, and ongoing feedback
What You’ll Add To DigitalOcean
7+ years of experience in software engineering, including 4+ years of distributed systems development, 2+ years building AI/ML technologies (ideally related to LLM hosting and inference), and 2+ years in a people management or team lead role
A passion for leading, coaching, and mentoring software engineers
Enduring interest in distributed systems design, AI/ML, and implementation at scale in the cloud
Deep expertise in cloud computing platforms and modern AI/ML technologies
Experience with modern LLMs, ideally related to hosting, serving, and optimizing such models
Experience researching, evaluating, and building with open‑source technologies
Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in cloud development, such as Python and Go
Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Ansible
Familiarity with GPU platforms (AMD/NVIDIA) and associated tooling for tuning and acceleration (ideal but not required)
Knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, VPCs, subnets, routing) and storage systems
A strong sense of ownership and drive to resolve any issues preventing delivery of value to customers
Strong project management skills and familiarity with end‑to‑end quality best practices
Enthusiasm for staffing, interviewing, growing, and retaining teams
Experience coordinating with partner teams across time zones and geographies
Compensation Range
$176,000 - $220,000
Remote role
Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
We innovate with purpose: simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world
We prioritize career development and provide a high‑performance environment that challenges you to think big
We care about your well‑being: competitive benefits, flexible time off, and employee assistance programs
We reward our employees with competitive salary, bonus, equity, and stock‑purchase participation
Equal Opportunity 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 identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
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