Staff PM, Compute Platform: Cloud at Scale

DigitalOcean; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

DigitalOcean is seeking a Staff Product Manager for Compute Platform to own the strategy and roadmap for App Platform, Serverless Functions, and DOCR. You will drive the developer experience by aligning workloads, pricing, and capacity planning with business goals.

You will partner with engineering, finance, and GTM across time zones to deliver end-to-end launches, highlight customer value, and optimize cost-to-serve while scaling the Droplet fleet for builders worldwide.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience in cloud compute or PaaS.
• Strong knowledge of app platform, serverless, and container registry models.
• Compute fluency across CPU architectures, virtualization, and container runtimes.
• Experience defining APIs, CLIs, and developer workflows.
• Ability to translate customer needs into clear stories and acceptance criteria.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for App Platform, Serverless Functions, and DOCR, aligned with DigitalOcean's compute platform strategy.
• Define platform economics: cost to serve, pricing, and capacity planning.
• Stay ahead of industry trends in CPU architectures, virtualization, and container runtimes to inform platform decisions.
• Define end-to-end developer journeys across services, removing seams and improving experience.
• Run discovery with developers and teams to convert signals into jobs-to-be-done and acceptance criteria.
• Lead launches end-to-end with GTM, docs, and support, measuring adoption and engagement.

Skills

Product management

Cloud compute

Serverless

Kubernetes

Pricing & economics

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

DigitalOcean is seeking a Staff Product Manager for Compute Platform to own the strategy and roadmap for App Platform, Serverless Functions, and DOCR. You will drive the developer experience by aligning workloads, pricing, and capacity planning with business goals.

You will partner with engineering, finance, and GTM across time zones to deliver end-to-end launches, highlight customer value, and optimize cost-to-serve while scaling the Droplet fleet for builders worldwide.