105 applicants

Company

DigitalOcean · 9 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer, Architecture

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$198K/yr - $290K/yr

15+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Working at the forefront of cloud and distributed computing technologies.

Serve as the architect driving the technical strategy and direction for our large-scale cloud services, driving simplicity, high-reliability, ease of maintenance and operation.

Own the primary responsibility for establishing a pragmatic long term technical direction for our software services ensuring alignment with our customers, business goals and internal teams.

Lead a team of highly passionate technical leads to evolve our service architecture, oversee alignment of several products technical roadmaps.

Lead by example through direct contribution, and provide direction in establishing development and operational practices.

Serving as the technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects.

Actively mentor individuals and the engineering community on advanced technical issues.

Qualification

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Cloud ComputingWeb-scale system softwareServerless applicationsPerformance engineeringScalabilityEnterprise system architectureSoftware-as-a-ServiceInfrastructure-as-a-ServicePlatform-as-a-ServiceStorageSystems ThinkingMaster's degreeTechnical leadershipMentoring

Required

Architect level experience in the following domains: The ideal candidate is excited about the incredible opportunity that cloud computing represents, and is passionate about delivering high quality services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities can shift fast.

Proven track record of leading and mentoring large software teams

Experience with web and cloud native services is a must-have.

Demonstrate excellent ability to influence, build consensus and increase productivity by driving technical alignment between multiple teams.

Adept at Systems Thinking and is able to decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.

Fully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations.

Expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.

Leverage knowledge of open-source, industry, prior art in architecture decisions.

Balance technical leadership and savvy with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology. You’ll strive for simplicity and will demonstrate significant creativity.

15+ years professional experience in web-scale system software development

5+ years developing and supporting serverless applications

In depth experience in two or more of the following areas: Cloud Computing, Storage, Networking, Platform-as-a-Service, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Software-as-a-Service.

Excellent communication skills at all levels is a must.

Preferred

Master’s degree or higher preferred

Benefits

Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education

Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses

Competitive array of benefits to support your overall well-being

One-time work from home stipend

Wellness allowance

Flexible time off policy

Equity compensation to eligible employees

Equity grants upon hire

Option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program

Company

DigitalOcean

Glassdoor

3.9

DigitalOcean provides a cloud platform to deploy, manage, and scale applications of any size.

Founded in 2012

New York, New York, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://www.digitalocean.com

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