Director of Engineering

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast‑paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead, mentor, and grow a multi‑team engineering organization, focusing on developing your Engineering Managers and senior technical leaders.
• Partner with senior leadership in Product, Design, and GTM to define the long‑term strategic vision and multi‑year roadmap for the App Platform.
• Scale and optimise the organization’s execution across the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring your teams adhere to agile principles and deliver high‑quality, high‑velocity results.
• Provide high‑level technical and architectural direction for the entire App Platform ecosystem, empowering your organization to make high‑impact architectural decisions that align with the long‑term vision for scalability and reliability. Deep expertise in Golang and Kubernetes (k8s) is essential.
• Take ultimate ownership of the platform’s health, reliability, and performance, driving a culture of operational excellence and customer obsession.
• Develop and track Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for your organization, aligning them with broader company goals and ensuring measurable business value.
• Act as the key engineering stakeholder for App Platform, partnering with senior leaders across DigitalOcean (including Kubernetes, Storage, and Networking) to build a seamless and cohesive product experience.

What We'll Expect From You

Compensation Range

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean

Equal‑Opportunity Statement

DigitalOcean is an equal‑opportunity employer. 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.

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