Software Engineer, DigitalOcean

Machine Configuration

$150-160k

+Equity & Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Python

Elasticsearch

Linux

Ruby

Chef

Prometheus

Grafana

Ubuntu

Concourse

Slack

Git

Golang

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from 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

$150-160k

+Equity & Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Python

Elasticsearch

Linux

Ruby

Chef

Prometheus

Grafana

Ubuntu

Concourse

Slack

Git

Golang

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from 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

We are looking for an experienced, motivated, adaptable, empathetic systems engineer who is comfortable working remotely.
Significant experience administering Linux servers
Familiarity with deb packaging, archive administration or image building is a plus
Moderate experience with Python, Ruby, or Golang
Familiarity with git
Familiarity with shell scripting
Familiarity with continuous integration systems and concepts
Familiarity with Github Actions or Concourse is a plus
An interest in contributing work upstream
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Comfort executing in an asynchronous remote environment
Transparency, honesty, and openness to constructive feedback
A desire to work with a respectful and inclusive team

What the job involves

You will report to the Engineering Manager of the Machines Configuration team, and act as a contributor to the team’s various missions
OS: Maintain DigitalOcean’s internal Ubuntu images + package archives
Chef: Help maintain and support DigitalOcean’s internal Chef ecosystem
Service Deployment: Help design new ways to deploy services quickly and safely to infrastructure systems using Nomad
Automated Maintenance: Help automate server maintenance using StackStorm, AWX, and Python
In addition to driving our primary missions forward, we do a lot of odd jobs. For example:
We support other teams who build deb packages with our packaging expertise
We help other teams produce GPU images by leaning on our imaging expertise
We roll updates out to our entire fleet every quarter
We maintain patched versions of system software, when necessary, and contribute those patches upstream where possible
We participate in hack-a-thons and produce many important emojis
DigitalOcean’s observability platform comprises Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, and Elasticsearch. Knowing any of these tools is a bonus, because every service at DO is generally expected to use this platform
As an engineer, you will spend your day-to-day on:
Writing and testing code, and deploying it from staging to production
Participating in large multi-quarter projects and efforts
Demonstrating your amazing work to tons of lovely engineers
Participating in our work prioritization processes
Responding to Slack messages & keeping up with various streams of conversation, including triaging user support requests
Participating in company-wide hackathons
Spending 5-20% of your time on innovation, education, or open source projects

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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