Sr Software Engineer, Engineering Platform

Do you ever wonder what happens inside the cloud?

DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) simplifies cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With our mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean enables startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rapidly deploy and scale modern applications. As a remote-first organization, our employees, like our customers, are based around the world.

We want people who are passionate about creating experiences that you and your peers will love.

The team owns and operates an internal platform for deploying the ever growing number of microservices that make up the DigitalOcean cloud. The platform is built on top of Kubernetes and responsible for deployments of large (hundreds of cores and hundreds of GB of memory) and small (fractions of a cpu and MB of memory) applications, servicing internal customers from all across the company in clusters all across the world. We internalized the DigitalOcean mission "and apply that same principle of simplicity to how engineers interact with that platform.

You will build solutions that provide DigitalOcean engineers with a robust and comprehensive set of primitives for bringing a service from development to production. We believe that by providing the right set of tools and automation, our engineering teams can focus on shipping innovative products to our customers faster and more reliably.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Developing, evaluating, and deploying software to provide automation and modern tooling around our internal software delivery pipeline, which consists of solving problems such as: 
• Deployment, Orchestration, Secret management, Service discovery, Continuous Delivery
• Implement Kubernetes resources such as webhooks and controllers
• Operating and scaling the platform for the rapidly growing demand for it while maintaining optimal performance
• Partnering with various engineering teams to make sure that we deliver an excellent developer workflow spanning from development to production
• Participating in reviewing code, helping evaluate implementations, and providing feedback about potential improvements

What You'll Add to DigitalOcean:

• Expertise with at least one of the programming languages such as Go, Python, C/C++, Java
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker
• You are passionate about shipping well engineered and tested code
• A desire to build systems to help your fellow engineers deliver their software to production more quickly and reliably
• Familiarity with building, debugging, deploying, and operating an application in a distributed system

Check Out Some Talks From Our Team:

• Kubernetes at Organizational Scale
• Delivering Services At DigitalOcean
• Global Container Networks on Kubernetes at DigitalOcean

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We reward our employees. The base salary range for this position is between $140,000.00 - $160,000.00 based on relevant years of experience and skills. The salary range for this role is specific to candidates located within the U.S. and will vary for candidates outside the U.S.. Employees 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 grants of equity upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value development. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that is always challenging our teams and employees to continuously grow. We maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development through formalized mentorship and other internal programs. We provide all employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
• We care about your well-being. In addition to cash and equity compensation, we also offer employees a competitive array of benefits. In the United States, these include health insurance, unlimited vacation, retirement benefits, a generous parental leave program, and additional resources to support employees' overall well-being. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary in other countries due to local regulations and preferences.
• We value diversity an