Principal Software Engineer
DigitalOcean
3 months ago
Seattle, WA, USA
Staff+
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$227k - $284k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and guide the implementation of high-scale, reliable, and secure systems for PaaS.
- Drive technical direction and foundational decisions on system design and scalability.
- Partner with product managers to define roadmap priorities.
- Identify platform bottlenecks and design proactive solutions.
- Collaborate across teams for seamless integration of services and tools.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and best practices in the PaaS ecosystem.
Requirements
- 11+ years of experience designing and building distributed systems at scale.
- Expertise in backend languages such as Go, Python, C++, or Java.
- Proven experience leading the design of large-scale services.
- Strong fundamentals in systems architecture and infrastructure.
- Passion for mentoring and elevating team members.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits including an Employee Assistance Program and flexible time off.
- Career development resources including reimbursement for conferences and access to LinkedIn Learning.
- Equity compensation and potential bonuses based on performance.
Tech Stack
C++GoJavaPython
Categories
BackendDevOpsFull Stack