Software Engineer, Automation
DigitalOcean2 hours ago
Base Salary
$98k - $122k/yr
Responsibilities
- Write automation primarily in Go and Python, using AI tools as the default approach for coding and iteration.
- Partner with technical program managers and infrastructure teams to identify and automate manual, repetitive workflows.
- Own automation workflows end to end, from identifying toil through building and shipping reliable solutions.
- Contribute to tooling that supports hardware and capacity visibility across DigitalOcean’s global infrastructure.
- Participate in cross-functional projects across the Hardware Lifecycle Engineering platform.
- Demonstrate work to engineering audiences and make complex automation systems easy for other groups to use and understand.
Requirements
- Have some exposure to Python or Go through coursework, internships, personal projects, or early professional experience, roughly 0–2 years.
- Default to AI-assisted development with tools such as Cursor, Claude, or similar tools.
- Use sound judgment to verify, reject, or revise AI-generated work and escalate issues when appropriate.
- Be comfortable using Linux, particularly Ubuntu LTS, or be eager to learn it quickly.
- Have familiarity with shell scripting and Git.
- Communicate effectively in writing and verbally and work comfortably in an asynchronous, remote environment.
- Be open to constructive feedback and motivated to learn and take on new challenges.
- Exposure to CI/CD concepts is preferred; the team uses GitHub Actions and Concourse.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement.
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning’s more than 10,000 courses.
- Employee Assistance Program, local employee meetups, and flexible time off.
- Eligible employees may receive equity compensation and participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- Additional benefits vary by local regulations and preferences.
About DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean is the AI-Native Cloud purpose-built for the inference and agentic era. Its five-layer integrated platform—spanning GPU and CPU infrastructure, core cloud, inference, data, and managed agent orchestration—is open throughout with no vendor lock-in, giving builders everything they need to start fast, scale production AI workloads, and improve unit economics. More than 650,000 customers and millions of developers globally trust DigitalOcean to build, ship, and scale their applications.