Remote Senior Software Engineer I: Go & Distributed Systems

DigitalOcean; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 139,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Software Engineer I who will lead complex initiatives across our distributed control plane, building high-throughput microservices and core infrastructure. You will mentor engineers and drive Go-based solutions for low-latency, fault-tolerant orchestration.

You’ll collaborate with a talented team, design scalable interfaces using gRPC and REST, engage in on-call support, and continuously refine architecture to improve reliability and performance across cloud

Qualifications

• Experience with Go, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes or Firecracker.
• Ability to lead complex projects and mentor engineers.
• Growth mindset and focus on maintainable architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance distributed control plane services.
• Lead technical execution from design to release.
• Develop scalable microservice interfaces using gRPC and REST.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
• Identify bottlenecks and optimize platform resilience.
• Participate in on-call support and system monitoring.
• Refine build pipelines and service boundaries.

Skills

Go programming

Distributed systems

Microservices

Mentoring

Leadership

Tools

Kubernetes

Firecracker

Docker

gRPC

REST

Job description

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Software Engineer I who will lead complex initiatives across our distributed control plane, building high-throughput microservices and core infrastructure. You will mentor engineers and drive Go-based solutions for low-latency, fault-tolerant orchestration.

You’ll collaborate with a talented team, design scalable interfaces using gRPC and REST, engage in on-call support, and continuously refine architecture to improve reliability and performance across cloud