Senior Engineering Leader, Compute Infrastructure

DigitalOcean; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 201,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

DigitalOcean in Seattle seeks a Senior Manager, Engineering, Compute to lead and scale multiple software teams building the distributed compute control plane and orchestration across our global fleet.

You will evolve from an operational leader to a strategic partner, setting architectural standards, improving reliability with telemetry and SLOs, and guiding cross-functional collaboration with Product Management and Core Cloud to deliver scalable platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software teams at scale.
• Strong background in distributed compute or virtualization infrastructure.
• Proven ability to ship multi-quarter infrastructure programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and scale multiple software engineering teams to engineering excellence and delivery velocity.
• Drive multi-quarter technical roadmap for compute orchestration and control plane services.
• Establish operational rigor with telemetry and SLO/SLA standards to maximize uptime.
• Allocate resources and prioritize initiatives across commitments for impact.
• Partner with Product Management, Capacity Planning, and Core Cloud teams.
• Guide architectural reviews and reduce technical debt across Go services.
• Foster psychological safety and continuous learning within teams.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Leadership

Coaching

Strategic planning

Job description

DigitalOcean in Seattle seeks a Senior Manager, Engineering, Compute to lead and scale multiple software teams building the distributed compute control plane and orchestration across our global fleet.

You will evolve from an operational leader to a strategic partner, setting architectural standards, improving reliability with telemetry and SLOs, and guiding cross-functional collaboration with Product Management and Core Cloud to deliver scalable platform capabilities.