Senior Software Engineer, DigitalOcean

Kernel + GPU

$120-145k

Employees may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary

Python

Elasticsearch

Linux

Chef

Prometheus

GSuite

Concourse

JIRA

Slack

Git

Senior level

Remote from Canada, US

Cloud computing services for developers

Job no longer available

Cloud computing services for developers

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInternal toolsBig dataSaaSDevOpsCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$120-145k

Employees may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary

Python

Elasticsearch

Linux

Chef

Prometheus

GSuite

Concourse

JIRA

Slack

Git

Senior level

Remote from Canada, US

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseInternal toolsBig dataSaaSDevOpsCloud Computing

Company mission

To simplify cloud computing so developers and businesses can spend more time creating software that changes the world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Linux expertise and upstream contribution
Implementing bug fixes and live patches in the Linux kernel or among the various virtualization-stack components
Implementing new features in the upstream community
Experience troubleshooting, analyzing, and debugging linux kernel issues
Experience as a software engineer / developer in a large scale, distributed environment
Experience writing secure, testable and robust low-level code
Desirable to have exposure to Python or Go languages, but not required
Understanding of operating systems, virtualization and Linux internals
Understanding of kernel security is a plus, but not required
Some experience proactively addressing software and systems reliability issues across all layers in the stack
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a desire to collaborate with a broad and diverse Infrastructure Engineering team
An aim to design and build large, distributed systems
A dedication to solving problems and delivering solutions

What the job involves

The person filling this position will report to the Sr. Engineering Manager of the Kernel, Virtualization, and Performance Team
This team belongs to the Infrastructure Engineering organization, which is currently made up of a diverse team of mostly senior engineers located across the US, Canada, and Germany, and is supported by a Senior Director of Infrastructure Engineering
While work will vary based on quarterly priorities and initiatives, some examples include:
Scale one of the fastest growing cloud companies in the world
Working with the various engineering teams within Digital Ocean and in the greater open source software communities to bring GPU-based capabilities and services to the portfolio of Digital Ocean products
Managing the complexity of GPU capabilities as new GPU technology is developed/delivered by hardware vendors
Providing tools and expertise to expose GPU capabilities via qemu/libvirt virtualization
Informing product teams of technical details that lead to the development of Cloud-based products that take advantage of GPU technology (i.e.: machine learning)
Improving all aspects of reliability, including monitoring, availability, and documentation
Debugging mission critical problems in production
Providing technical details that lead to optimal resource capacity and the management of resource capacity
Participating in the customization and optimization of DO’s virtualization stack which includes: kernel, kvm, qemu, and libvirt
5-20% of your time spent in contributing to open source communities related to Linux kernel development

Our take

DigitalOcean offers computer network and storage capabilities that enable its users to quickly set up online businesses. Straightforward tools and attractive pricing have attracted hundreds of thousands of customers in the last decade, including pop superstar Beyoncé, who hosted a new album release on the company’s servers during its early years.

DigitalOcean has a strong customer base, but must continue to improve to stay relevant in such an extremely competitive space. The company battles with rivals such as Amazon Web Service, Microsoft Azure and Google's Cloud Platform, which are the undisputed leaders in the cloud computing market. Wisely, DigitalOcean avoids direct confrontation with these giants by focusing more on small businesses and startups and providing more savings opportunities for its users.

The company has boasted clients such as GitLab, Slack and HashiCorp amongst its impressive lists of customers. Additionally, the company has acquired Cloudways in a move to further simplify workflows for its clients that are looking to scale their digital businesses, it opened a new data center in Sydney, and expects to see a revenue rise between 9% and 12% over 2024.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

30% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.9)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

May 2020

$50m

SERIES C

Jul 2015

$83m

SERIES B

Total funding: $173.2m

Company benefits

Full health coverage
Flexible vacation time
An annual company offsite, Shark Week
Monthly gym and internet reimbursement
Parental leave with transition time built-in
Formalized mentorship, LinkedIn Learning tracks, and other internal programs
Work from home opportunities
401k plan with up to a 4% employer match 🇺🇸

Company HQ

South Village, New York, NY

Leadership

Yancey Spruill

(CEO, not founder)

Previously served as CFO and COO for SendGrid and as CFO for both TwentyEighty and DigitalGlobe.

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