DigitalOcean · 2 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$191K/yr - $239K/yr
15+ years expDigitalOcean is a cutting-edge technology company that focuses on simplifying cloud services for builders. They are seeking a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer to join their Customer Observability/Insights team to architect, build, and maintain large-scale distributed systems that enhance their customer-facing observability ecosystem.
Cloud ComputingDevOpsSaaSVirtualizationWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Architect, design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and systems
Drive technical initiatives and large cross-team projects from concept to production
Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and engineers across distributed teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
Develop deep expertise in observability tools and technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, time-series databases, and distributed tracing
Build and maintain high-performance APIs and microservices using Go (Golang) and gRPC, integrating with systems like Kafka, Redis, and NoSQL databases
Work with Terraform and Ansible to automate infrastructure deployment and configuration management
Utilize knowledge of SQL for data analysis, service integration, and operational insights
Lead efforts in debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of complex distributed systems
Champion operational excellence by improving reliability, monitoring, and alerting practices
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to other engineers
Qualification
Required
15+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating large-scale cloud services or distributed systems in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Strong programming experience in Go (Golang) and deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals
Solid understanding of observability, monitoring, and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
Experience working with OTEL (OpenTelemetry) Collector, including instrumentation, data pipelines, and telemetry ingestion for metrics, logs, and traces
Proven experience designing and implementing scalable event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar technologies
Experience with gRPC, Terraform, and Ansible for service communication and infrastructure automation
Working knowledge of SQL, Redis, and NoSQL databases
Demonstrated ability to drive operational excellence and improve system reliability
Experience making pragmatic technical trade-offs while balancing short-term needs and long-term goals
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially with geographically distributed teams
Strong ownership mindset and the ability to independently deliver high-impact projects
Preferred
Experience with cloud-native environments (Kubernetes, Docker, microservices)
Familiarity with time-series databases and distributed tracing frameworks
Prior experience building or maintaining observability platforms
Benefits
Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
Employee Assistance Program
Local Employee Meetups
Flexible time off policy
Bonus in addition to base salary
Equity compensation to eligible employees
Equity grants upon hire
Option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program
Company
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean provides a cloud platform to deploy, manage, and scale applications of any size.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.92BKey Investors
Global Secure InvestAccess IndustriesKeyBanc Capital Markets
2025-08-12Post Ipo Debt· $625M
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $800M
2021-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $34.91M
Leadership Team
Paddy Srinivasan
Chief Executive Officer
Larry D'Angelo
Chief Revenue Officer
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