Senior Software Engineer (PaaS)

Do you ever wonder what happens inside the cloud?

DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) simplifies cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With our mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean enables startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rapidly deploy and scale modern applications. As a remote-first organization, our employees, like our customers, are based around the world.

We are building DigitalOcean’s customer observability platform.

On DigitalOcean’s Insights Team, you will build and operate cloud-scale distributed time-series databases powering all customer observability. We ingest and store 45 billion metrics every day for our customers. As a Senior Engineer on the team, you will be responsible for setting the technical vision around Customer Observability, providing technical leadership and mentorship to the team, and representing the team when contributing to the overall technical landscape at DigitalOcean.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Contributing to the technical direction and architecture of our Customer Observability platform
• Collaborating with other engineer’s to deliver scalable, reliable solutions for our customers
• Support and improve our customer Insights Platform by operating and extending the Open Source software we depend on (Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana).
• Working closely with other product teams to enhance product offerings and improve our customer's observability.
• Working with DigitalOcean’s infrastructure and customer metrics for data mining and metering.
• Automating operational tasks to improve efficiency and allow more time for innovation.
• Working with exciting technologies such as Kubernetes, Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics, Go, Docker, Kafka and more.

What We Expect From You:

• Experience in Go is required - this is our primary language for development (Java experience is nice to have).
• Experiences working with configuration / infrastructure management (IaC), deployment automation, and instrumentation.
• An appreciation of SRE principles, along with utilizing data and automation to improve systems.
• Excellent communication skills. We work intimately with product teams to ensure our customers have the observability they need to be successful on our platform.
• Curiosity and motivation to dive into challenges, get your hands dirty, and jump into complex problems to find effective solutions. 
• Experience with distributed systems or a strong desire to learn, with a focus on understanding the challenges of building and operating a cloud-scale platform. 

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We are proud to work here. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions. 
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support your overall well-being, from one-time work from home stipend to wellness allowance to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is between $148,000 - $220,000 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program. 
• We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. 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.

*This is a remote role

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