Senior Software Engineer I

DigitalOcean; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative tech company that empowers developers globally. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will create powerful cloud solutions that enhance user experiences. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies like Kubernetes and Go, while contributing to the next generation of cloud services. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values creativity and collaboration, ensuring your work has a meaningful impact on millions of users. With a focus on career development and a commitment to diversity, this is an exciting opportunity to grow in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible time off

Employee Assistance Program

Reimbursement for conferences and training

Access to LinkedIn Learning

Equity compensation

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Go development.
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Ability to operate production-ready systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop software for PaaS teams including DBaaS and Kubernetes.
• Engineer solutions to meet customer business problems.
• Create scalable, reliable services.

Skills

Go

Distributed Databases

Kubernetes

Agile Development

Microservices

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Relevant Certifications

Tools

Kubernetes

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Ember/React

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We want people who are passionate about building apps that you and your peers will love.

As a Software Engineer at DigitalOcean, the software you write will power applications for over a million users around the globe. You will help define the next generation of cloud services and create flexible and powerful solutions that our customers will leverage to support our growing customer base. Your solutions will make developers’ lives (both inside DO and in the ‘wild’) easier by building new systems and improving the efficiency and performance of existing systems. If your passion is building products and systems customers rely on every day, DigitalOcean is the right place for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop software for our Platform as a Service (PaaS) teams which includes Database as a Service (DBaaS) and Insights, Serverless, or Kubernetes.
• Engineer solutions to meet our customers’ business problems.
• Create scalable services that are performant and highly reliable.
• Take part in an on-call rotation.
• Operate our current solutions at scale.
• Maintain and operate our products.
• Technologies we use: Kubernetes, Go, gRPC, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, Ember/React, and others
  
  

What You’ll Add To DigitalOcean

• Language: Demonstrated ability to develop, test, ship, maintain, and operate production-ready code and systems. (Go experience is a requirement, 3 years + is desired).
• Experience in one or more of the following services is highly desirable:
• Distributed Databases like Mongo, Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Fully managed infrastructure solutions
• Serverless components
• Kubernetes
• Containers and Container Registries
• Ability to navigate the complexity of distributed systems to operate them in production.
• Experience contributing meaningfully to discussions on architectures, implementations, design patterns, and processes with the ability to succinctly convey ideas to peers and mentees.
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies.
• Experience working within a microservice architecture, with knowledge of both asynchronous, event-driven processing, and synchronous gRPC/HTTP-based requests.
• Comfortable with rapid execution, learning from failure, and building scale and reliability.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams on small to medium sized projects (3 - 6 months in duration)
• Experience working on teams that operate across multiple time zones.
  

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 you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups 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 $120,000 - $142,700 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
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Internet Publishing

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