About the role
Join DigitalOcean and elevate your career by collaborating with a vibrant community of skilled professionals dedicated to simplifying cloud computing. If you possess a growth mindset, thrive in a dynamic environment, and are eager to contribute to an industry leader, you’ll find your niche here. We believe in achieving success together, while learning, enjoying the journey, and making a significant impact for innovators and creators worldwide.
We seek a Senior Engineer I who is enthusiastic about Kubernetes and eager to enhance our managed Kubernetes solution (DOKS).
As a Senior Engineer I at DigitalOcean, you'll be part of an innovative team focused on transforming cloud computing and AI. This position is within the DOKS team, responsible for our managed Kubernetes offering.
Your Responsibilities:
- Advance the DigitalOcean Managed Kubernetes product.
- Contribute to our expanding GPU offerings for scalable inference workloads.
- Develop backend gRPC services in Go, deployed on Kubernetes.
- Design backend services and create engineering design documents.
- Enhance Operational Excellence standards.
- Independently lead project initiatives.
- Navigate the complexities of distributed systems and manage them in production environments.
- Translate design documents into actionable epics and stories with estimates.
- Conduct experiments to optimize user experience and boost DOKS adoption.
- Engage in open-source projects and collaborate with our developer community through customer interactions, blogs, and podcasts.
- Identify emerging tools, trends, and methodologies and demonstrate integration strategies to your team.
- Communicate regularly with key customers to understand their product needs.
- Contribute thoughtfully to discussions regarding architecture, implementation, design patterns, and processes, conveying ideas clearly to peers and mentees.
- Collaborate with teams across various time zones.
Your Contributions to DigitalOcean:
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes internals and Go programming.
- Experience managing Kubernetes platforms at scale.
- Proven ability to drive complex projects from conception to completion.
