About the job
Join DigitalOcean and embark on a journey to achieve the most fulfilling work of your career. Collaborate with a vibrant community of exceptional talents who are dedicated to building the simplest scalable cloud solutions. If you possess a growth mindset, think innovatively, and thrive in a fast-paced environment that disrupts the industry, you will find your home here. We believe in winning together—learning, enjoying the process, and making a significant impact for the dreamers and builders of the world.
We are in search of a skilled Senior Engineer I, who is deeply passionate about Kubernetes and eager to elevate our managed Kubernetes solution (DOKS) to new heights.
As a Senior Engineer I at DigitalOcean, you will be part of a dynamic team focused on transforming cloud computing and AI. This position falls within the DOKS team, responsible for DigitalOcean's managed Kubernetes offerings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Advance the DigitalOcean Managed Kubernetes product.
- Contribute to our expanding GPU offerings to facilitate scalable inference workloads at DigitalOcean.
- Develop back-end gRPC services in Go, deployed on Kubernetes.
- Design back-end services and create engineering design documents.
- Enhance Operational Excellence standards.
- Lead projects independently from inception to completion.
- Manage the complexities of distributed systems and ensure their production operation.
- Translate design documents into actionable epics and user stories with estimates.
- Conduct experiments to refine user experience and boost DOKS adoption.
- Engage with and contribute to open-source projects, collaborating with our developer community through customer meetings, blogs, and podcasts.
- Identify emerging tools, trends, and methodologies, integrating them into existing systems and processes.
- Regularly interact with key customers to gain insights into their product needs.
- Participate meaningfully in discussions regarding architecture, implementation, design patterns, and processes, effectively communicating ideas to peers and mentees.
- Collaborate with teams operating across multiple time zones.
What You Bring to DigitalOcean:
- In-depth understanding of Kubernetes internals and proficiency in Go.
- Experience managing Kubernetes platforms at scale.
- Proven ability to drive complex projects from inception through to delivery.

