Dive into the Future

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of exceptional talent who are relentless in their drive to build the comprehensive inference cloud.

AI and Engineering roles

Build cutting-edge applications and agents

Product and Design roles

Shape the next evolution of DigitalOcean products

Sales roles

Connect the world to the DigitalOcean cloud

Open roles

DigitalOcean is at the forefront of cloud and AI innovation, and we invite you to apply.

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Do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean

Why join DigitalOcean?

Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the agentic inference cloud. If you have a growth mindset, like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.

How We Work

DigitalOcean provides a foundation for employees to do the best work of their careers with a commitment to both remote work and in-person collaboration. These ways of working are dependent on specific roles and are mutually agreed upon by employees and their managers.

Fully Remote

Our fully remote employees are not required to work from a DigitalOcean office.

Hybrid

Our hybrid remote employees typically work from an office three days a week, and the rest of the time they work remotely.

Office Based

Our in-office employees work in-office five days per week.

DigitalOcean Culture & Values

Learn more about our values from our CEO, Paddy Srinivasan

Bold

We think big, bold, and scrappy. We are not afraid to disrupt the status quo, challenge conventional thinking, and push the boundaries to think 10x.

Fast

We operate with a bias to action. We move quickly, adapt to change, and seize opportunities with urgency. Speed and progress are more important than perfection.

Learning

We embrace a growth mindset, empowering Sharks to learn, evolve, and excel. As leaders, we create a safe environment for Sharks to be curious, think big, move fast, and learn quickly.

Simple

Customers love us for our simplicity and ease of use. We innovate to WOW our customers by making cloud application development for AI and ML-centric applications easy on DO.

Love

Our customers and community are at the HEART of everything we DO. We are obsessed with understanding their needs, anticipating their challenges, and building great tech for them. Our customers’ love creates a virtuous cycle that amplifies love for what we DO.

Community

Our community of builders and dreamers is at the core of everything we DO. Their passion, expertise, and innovation fuel the growth and evolution of our platform.

Proud

We act like OWNERS by demonstrating a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.

Life at DO

What do the employees say about the life at DO?

DigitalOcean Total Rewards

Our strategy is built on a simple belief: when you're empowered to do your best work, everyone wins. You're here to innovate with AI, build cutting-edge technology, and do meaningful work that changes how developers create. We designed our rewards to match that intensity. Explore our offerings:

Competitive Cash Compensation and Future-Focused Equity

Industry-aligned base salary

We are committed to attracting and motivating exceptional talent. To attract the best, we offer competitive salaries at or above market midpoint.

Annual company bonus targets

We offer a competitive bonus structure to motivate teams to achieve our big goals.

Performance equity grants

Equity grants are available to reward and inspire eligible employees to continue high performance.

Employee stock purchase plan

Our Employee Stock Purchase Plan is a benefit that allows eligible employees to purchase DO stock at a discounted rate.

401(k)

All US- based employees are eligible to enroll in a traditional or Roth 401(k) through Fidelity. DO will provide a match in accordance with our tiered, safe harbor matching plan.

Industry-leading Employee Perks

Home Office Setup

New hires will be able to submit receipts within the eligible amount to set up their new home office.

Monthly stipends

Employees receive Monthly Stipends for internet / phone costs, as well as wellness initiatives.

Milestones

Our Milestone Program supports employees who have experienced a significant milestone in their personal life by sending a care package or gift.

Anniversaries

Our Anniversary Program celebrates employees each work anniversary with points they can use to spend on what’s most meaningful to them.

Employee giving

We partner with Groundswell to match employee donations. DO matches employee donations made through our vendor Groundswell, up to an approved maximum.

Education reimbursement

Educational reimbursement is available for employees that covers the costs of courses, certifications, conferences, or other continuing education programs aiding in individual professional growth.

Professional Development

DO supports its employees’ personal and professional growth and development and encourages attendance at conferences, company events, Meetups, and in-office learning opportunities. We provide unlimited access to leading platform, LinkedIn Learning.

Book program

Employees can use the Book Program to purchase one book per month as part of their individual professional growth.

Generous Wellness Benefits

Health insurance

We offer market-leading health benefits including: medical, dental, vision, and mental health insurance.

Life insurance

Supplemental Life Insurance and income protection coverage is available at no cost to employees.

Parental leave

We offer above-average parental leave benefits to support employees as they expand their families.

Time Off

Flexible Paid Time Off is offered globally to all full time employees to rest and recharge.

Interviewing with DigitalOcean

Here's what you can expect to happen after you apply to an open role at DigitalOcean.

Application review

Your resume will be reviewed by a real-life human, not a robot (hooray humans!). If selected for an interview, a recruiter will reach out within two to three weeks to schedule a video call via Google Meet.

Four ways to prepare for your interview

Here's what you can expect to happen after you apply to an open role at DigitalOcean.

Get to know DigitalOcean

Visit our company page to learn about our mission, values, and products.

Tell us about your experience

We want to hear about how you’ve solved complex problems, adapted to unexpected changes, driven innovation, and more. Bring your authentic self and some stories — then be prepared to answer questions that start with, “Tell us about a time when…”

Describe what you’re passionate about

What excites you? What kind of impact do you want to make? How do your values align with DigitalOcean’s 7 values? We want to hear about what drives you and why you’d be a great addition to our team.

Ask questions

What questions do you have for us? What did you want to learn about us that you haven’t? Do not leave the interview process with a question unanswered!

FAQ’s

Some of the frequently asked questions to our Talent Acquisition Team

Are you a remote company? Where do you have your offices?

DigitalOcean provides a foundation for employees to do the best work of their careers with a commitment to both remote work and in-person collaboration. Our employees fall into one of these personas: Fully remote, Hybrid remote, or In Office. These ways of working are dependent on specific roles and are mutually agreed upon by employees and their managers.

We are a global company and we are actively hiring in these markets around the world!

US: Remote work in Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Denver, CO, SF Bay Area and Seattle, WA
Hybrid work in Hyderabad, India
Hybrid work in Karachi, PK

We have the DigitalOcean offices in these cities and are expanding:

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I just applied for a job with DigitalOcean! When should I expect to hear from you?

DigitalOcean’s Talent Acquisition team reviews all applications and reaches out to the candidates we would like to move forward with in a timely manner. If your application is not selected for the role you applied to, we also will let you know via email.

Can I apply to multiple jobs?

Candidates are welcome to apply to 3 jobs within a 180 day period. We encourage you to apply to the roles that you believe are the best match for you. This gives the Talent Acquisition team more time to dedicate to each application and helps you focus on the jobs that are best matched to you, uniquely!

I need accommodation for my interview. Can you help?

We would love to help. Please send an email to recops@digitalocean.com and let us know how we can assist with your accommodation request.

How does DigitalOcean support its employees and communities?

DigitalOcean enables its employees to do the best work of their careers by investing in the employee experience. Whether that’s building in-person connections at one of our Local Meetups, online in one of our Belonging Spaces, or through motivating our employees through our reward and recognition platform. When you join DO, you’ll join a rich community of Sharks who care for one another and our customers.

I got an offer from someone claiming to be with DigitalOcean. Is this legitimate?

There is an increased number of fraudulent activities taking advantage of DigitalOcean’s job applicants. Please note that our only official domain is @digitalocean.com so if the sender of your interview invite or offer is from anyone other than the official domain, unfortunately, that is not a legitimate request.