DigitalOcean · 7 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer (PaaS)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$227K/yr - $284K/yr
11+ years expDigitalOcean is a cutting-edge technology company focused on simplifying cloud services for developers. They are seeking a Principal Engineer to drive the technical direction and architecture of their Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), focusing on designing and building scalable cloud-native services.
Cloud ComputingDevOpsSaaSVirtualizationWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
11+ years of experience designing and building distributed systems at scale
Expertise in one or more backend languages (e.g., Go, Python, C++, Java) and 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—technical leadership is about multiplying impact
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
Bonus in addition to base salary
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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2025 (30)
2024 (8)
2023 (9)
2022 (22)
2021 (11)
2020 (2)
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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