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Company

DigitalOcean · 8 hours ago

Sr. Director of Engineering, AI/ML

Austin, TX

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$250K/yr - $330K/yr

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Responsibilities

Play a key role in shaping the future of DigitalOcean’s AI/ML and PaaS offerings. Help define and build cutting-edge AI/ML-driven cloud solutions that will empower millions of developers to build sophisticated applications with ease.

Lead the creation of a new engineering team. Hire top talent, mentor engineers, and foster a high-performance culture as the foundation for long-term team success.

Work closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to define the strategy for AI/ML and PaaS offerings. Ensure engineering execution is aligned with business goals and customer needs, delivering impactful solutions.

Partner with product managers, sales, marketing, and other teams to ensure alignment between technical direction and business priorities. Promote a customer-first mindset across the company.

Collaborate with key leaders across the organization to define and execute the engineering roadmap. Prioritize features and drive the development of tools and services that simplify complex processes for developers.

Implement best practices in engineering processes, including agile development, CI/CD, testing, and performance monitoring. Focus on optimizing the development lifecycle and accelerating delivery without sacrificing quality.

Stay at the cutting edge of AI/ ML and cloud infrastructure technologies. Ensure DigitalOcean's offerings are well-positioned for future innovation.

Contribute to quarterly and annual planning processes, helping to prioritize key initiatives and develop business cases that influence strategic decision-making at the executive level.

Qualification

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AI/MLCloud InfrastructurePaaS SolutionsAgile DevelopmentCI/CDPublic Cloud PlatformsEngineering RoadmapsDistributed SystemsCloud ArchitecturesCustomer Needs UnderstandingTechnical Project ManagementAdvanced Degree

Required

Extensive experience in leading engineering teams working on cloud infrastructure, AI/ML, or PaaS solutions.

Proven success in scaling teams and delivering on complex technical projects.

Deep knowledge of AI/ML and cloud-native platform development.

Hands-on experience with scalable, distributed systems and cloud architectures.

Experience developing and executing engineering roadmaps, managing trade-offs, and delivering results across cross-functional teams.

Ability to align engineering work with business goals, translating high-level product strategies into actionable plans.

Track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

A deep understanding of customer needs in cloud infrastructure, with a passion for delivering impactful, customer-first solutions.

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern software engineering practices.

Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Engineering, or related disciplines.

Preferred

An advanced degree (MS, MBA) is a plus.

Benefits

Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education

Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses

One-time work from home stipend

Wellness allowance

Flexible time off policy

Equity compensation

Equity grants upon hire

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

1001-5000 employees

http://www.digitalocean.com

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