Principal Software Engineer – PaaS

🕒 March 4

☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $227k - $283.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

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DigitalOcean

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2011

☁️ SaaS

SaaS • Cloud Computing

DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider that offers a suite of products and services for developers to build, deploy, and scale applications. Their platform provides comprehensive tutorials, reference material, and support documentation to assist users in managing resources effectively using their API and CLI tools. With features like Droplets (virtual machines), managed databases, Kubernetes, and a marketplace for third-party applications, DigitalOcean focuses on simplicity and performance. They cater to both individual developers and larger organizations looking for cloud solutions that are easy to implement and manage.

📋 Description

• Architect and guide the implementation of high-scale, reliable, and secure systems that underpin our PaaS offerings • Drive technical direction and make foundational decisions on system design, scalability, observability, and developer experience • Partner with product managers and engineering leadership to define short- and long-term roadmap priorities • Identify platform bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and future risks—and design solutions that proactively address them • Collaborate across teams to ensure seamless integration between platform services, infrastructure, and developer tools • Mentor engineers at all levels and contribute to a culture of technical excellence, inclusivity, and impact • Stay ahead of emerging technologies, patterns, and best practices in the PaaS, serverless, and cloud-native ecosystem

🎯 Requirements

• 11+ years of experience designing and building distributed systems at scale • Expertise in one or more backend languages (e.g., Go, Python, C++, Java) • Strong fundamentals in systems architecture and infrastructure • Proven experience leading the design of large-scale services used by 1000s (or millions) of customers • Passion for mentoring and elevating those around you

🏖️ Benefits

• Career development opportunities • 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 eligibility based on company and individual performance • Equity compensation including equity grants upon hire and Employee Stock Purchase Program participation