DigitalOcean · 2 months ago
Staff Platform Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $210K/yr
8+ years expDigitalOcean is a cutting-edge technology company focused on simplifying cloud services. They are seeking a Staff Platform Engineer to lead the technical design and implementation of an automation platform, mentor engineers, and establish operational standards to enhance migration processes.
Cloud ComputingDevOpsSaaSVirtualizationWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Design and Architect Automation: Lead the technical design and implementation of the core automation platform, including reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
Drive Repeatability (Playbooks): Own the engineering roadmap for tooling that ensures migration steps are documented, testable, and automated, directly supporting the KRs for reduced cycle time and repeatable processes
Establish Standards: Define and enforce operational excellence, coding standards, observability requirements, and security practices across all migration tooling built by the Forward Engineering team
Technical Mentorship: Serve as the hands-on technical lead, mentoring the mid-level Infrastructure and Database engineers on best practices for building scalable, resilient systems
Observability Platform: Implement and maintain a standardized observability stack (e.g., Prometheus/Grafana) to provide visibility into migration velocity, status, and system health for both customers and internal stakeholders
Cross-Functional Tooling: Collaborate with the Software Engineer (Integrations) to ensure internal tooling interfaces seamlessly with DigitalOcean platform services
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or DevOps roles, with a proven track record operating at the Staff or Principal IC level
Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), particularly large-scale usage of Terraform or CloudFormation
Expert-level knowledge of CI/CD practices and tooling (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) and experience building self-service pipelines for other engineers
Fluency in system programming languages (Go or Python) used for building internal tooling and automation APIs
Proven ability to drive technical alignment and mentorship across multiple ICs
Strong experience designing and maintaining production monitoring and logging systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to document complex technical decisions (ADRs) clearly and concisely
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
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 to eligible employees
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.
1001-5000 employees
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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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