Staff Software Engineer, Architecture

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 staying on top of the latest cloud infrastructure trends, and have an excellent aptitude for supporting internal employees and teams.

We are looking for a highly experienced, highly motivated Principal Software Engineer with a Computer Science or Engineering background that will be involved in the architecture, design, implementation, verification and integration of the next generation of DigitalOcean Cloud Computing software.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Working at the forefront of cloud and distributed computing technologies.
• Serve as the architect driving the technical strategy and direction for our large-scale cloud services, driving simplicity, high-reliability, ease of maintenance and operation.
• Own the primary responsibility for establishing a pragmatic long term technical direction for our software services ensuring alignment with our customers, business goals and internal teams.
• Lead a team of highly passionate technical leads to evolve our service architecture, oversee alignment of several products technical roadmaps. 
• Lead by example through direct contribution, and provide direction in establishing development and operational practices.
• Serving as the technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects.
• Actively mentor individuals and the engineering community on advanced technical issues.

What We’ll Expect From You:

Architect level experience in the following domains:

• The ideal candidate is excited about the incredible opportunity that cloud computing represents, and is passionate about delivering high quality services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities can shift fast. 
• Proven track record of  leading and mentoring large software teams
• Experience with web and cloud native services is a must-have.
• Demonstrate excellent ability to influence, build consensus and increase productivity by driving technical alignment between multiple teams..
• Adept at Systems Thinking and is able to decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
• Fully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations.
• Expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
• Leverage knowledge of open-source, industry, prior art in architecture decisions.
• Balance technical leadership and savvy with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology. You’ll strive for simplicity and will demonstrate significant creativity.
• Master’s degree or higher preferred
• 15+ years professional experience in web-scale system software development
• 5+ years developing and supporting serverless applications
• In depth experience in two or more of the following areas: Cloud Computing, Storage, Networking, Platform-as-a-Service, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Software-as-a-Service.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels is a must.

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We are proud to work here. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud computing 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 suppor