Engineer I

We are looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about building distributed systems that can scale and perform to meet growing customer needs.

As a Software Engineer I at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing. The fleet performance team supports monitoring, optimizing, and enhancing core system performance, ensuring our products consistently exceed customer expectations. You will be responsible for ensuring performance metrics are both accurate and easily accessible to our users, empowering them with transparent insights into our systems' capabilities and efficiency. 

What You’ll Do:

• Supporting the optimization and operations of distributed systems

• Programming in Python, 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

What You’ll Add to DigitalOcean:

• Minimum 2 years experience programming in Python or Go

• Minimum 2 years of software engineering experience

• Experience working with complex, distributed systems

• Experience working with Linux hypervisors and analysing systems performance

• Experience developing performance metrics, analysis tools, and reporting systems

• A passion for shipping well-engineered and well-tested code

• Strong analytical, communications, and organizational skills

• Experience in agile software development methodologies

• CI/CD experience with a focus on quality and developer velocity

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. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
• 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 are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support your overall well-being, from one-time work from home stipend to wellness allowance to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is between $70,880.00 - $106,320.00 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program. 
• 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. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. 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.

*This is a remote role

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