Senior Software Engineer
DigitalOceanabout 3 hours ago
Base Salary
$167k - $209k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own a product or technical area by providing technical leadership across design, development, and delivery.
- Drive large cross-functional projects independently from planning through to launch and maintenance.
- Build scalable, distributed platform services, libraries, tools, and APIs in Go, Python, and/or TypeScript/React.
- Lead by example by designing and implementing critical platform capabilities and operational excellence initiatives.
- Develop scripts, tools, and automation solutions to streamline processes and enhance system performance.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot issues and implement solutions.
- Collaborate with engineers to find elegant architectures for complex distributed systems challenges.
- Stay updated with advancements in cloud, AI/ML, and infrastructure technologies.
- Mentor and support the growth of engineers at different levels.
Requirements
- 5–7+ years of hands-on experience building large-scale, distributed systems.
- Proven track record of building complex distributed systems and making data-driven design decisions.
- Experience building and operating platforms that empower developers and product teams.
- Strong interest in development platforms, AI/ML workflows, and infrastructure.
- Proficiency in Go, Python, TypeScript, GraphQL, or Bash.
- Extensive experience with Linux-based environments and containerization technologies.
- Ability to balance short-term and long-term engineering and product requirements.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
- Strong operational excellence mindset.
- Past experience mentoring engineers.
Benefits
- Competitive array of benefits including Employee Assistance Program and flexible time off policy.
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses for continued growth.
- Bonus eligibility based on company and individual performance.
- Equity compensation including grants and participation in Employee Stock Purchase Program.