DigitalOcean · 2 months ago
Senior Engineer II, API
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$134K/yr - $172K/yrDigitalOcean is a leading cloud infrastructure provider focused on simplifying cloud and AI for builders. The Senior Engineer II, API will play a crucial role in developing gRPC APIs and full stack applications while ensuring operational excellence and contributing to AI solutions.
Cloud ComputingDevOpsSaaSVirtualizationWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Develop gRPC APIs written in Go Lang to deliver solutions to target customer’s Jobs To Be Done (JTBD)
Develop full stack applications including front end UI (React) apps
Collaborate with the team to define OKRs, driven by our product strategy, and develop roadmap items to successfully deliver on Key Results
Contribute to authoring of technical documents to deliver on feature development
Developing and improving AI Agent performance, correctness, and knowledge bases
Maintain and contribute to operational excellence and the stability of the platform
Contribute to quality assurance tooling and synthetic testing to proactively identify and address potential customer impacting issues
Collaborate with product teams on existing and new product launches to enable seamless integrations of services
Contribute to the documentation of processes, and customer instructions
Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to negotiate requirements
Mentor and coach junior team members through PR reviews and delegation
Qualification
Required
Strong technical aptitude and problem-solving skills
Proficiency in Go to develop gRPC and REST APIs
Proficiency in React and front end development
Hands-on knowledge of microservices and distributed systems, including technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, MySQL, and Redis
Experience utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) to develop agentic solutions
Strong interest in direct collaboration with customers to define their key Jobs To Be Done, and translate into features
Excellent communication and collaboration skills in written and spoken forms
Author technical documents in architecture and task definition
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
A proactive and detail-oriented approach
Benefits
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
Equity compensation
Equity grants upon hire
Option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program
Company
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean provides a cloud platform to deploy, manage, and scale applications of any size.
Founded in 2012
1001-5000 employees
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2024 (8)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.92BKey Investors
Global Secure InvestAccess IndustriesKeyBanc Capital Markets
2025-08-12Post Ipo Debt· $625M
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $800M
2021-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $34.91M
Leadership Team
Paddy Srinivasan
Chief Executive Officer
Larry D'Angelo
Chief Revenue Officer
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