Director, Engineering

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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.

We’re building developer-first AI capabilities directly into the DigitalOcean platform—and we’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead the charge. This is a critical leadership role that will shape the technical execution and long-term vision for our AI engineering efforts. As the engineering lead for AI products, you’ll partner closely with product, data science, and infrastructure teams to deliver intuitive, performant, and scalable AI features that help our customers build smarter applications—fast. We’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our AI product engineering efforts. You’ll work at the intersection of platform infrastructure and applied AI, delivering developer-facing tools that make building and scaling intelligent applications simple and accessible on DigitalOcean.

This role is perfect for a hands-on technical leader who understands both the potential and the practicalities of applying AI in a developer-first environment. You’ll shape the engineering roadmap, hire and mentor a strong team, and work closely with product and data teams to define what AI at DigitalOcean should look like.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the technical strategy and execution for AI features and services across the DigitalOcean platform.
• Build and scale a team that develops customer-facing ML-powered tools, APIs, and platform integrations.
• Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and design to translate AI ideas into production-ready features.
• Ensure high standards of security, performance, and reliability in AI systems.
• Stay on top of trends in the AI / ML space to identify emerging opportunities that align with customer needs.
• Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and curiosity within the team.

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