Senior Engineer II, Managed Kubernetes

Responsibilities

• Develop the DigitalOcean Managed Kubernetes product.
• Contribute to our growing GPU offering to support scalable inference workloads at DigitalOcean.
• Develop back-end gRPC services written in Go deployed on Kubernetes.
• Design back-end services and author engineering design documents.
• Raise the bar for Operational Excellence.
• Independently lead projects.
• Navigate the complexity of distributed systems and operate them in production.
• Break the design documents into actionable epics and stories with estimates.
• Run experiments to optimize user experience and increase adoption of DOKS.
• Contribute to and maintain open-source projects, and collaborate with our developer community through customer meetings, blogs, and podcasts.
• Find emerging tools, trends, and methodologies and show your team how to integrate them against existing systems and processes.
• Regularly interact with important customers to understand their needs in the product.
• Contribute meaningfully to discussions on architecture, implementation, design patterns, and processes while being able to succinctly convey ideas to peers and mentees.
• Work on teams that operate across multiple time zones.
• What You'll Add to DigitalOcean:
• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes internals and Go.
• Experience operating Kubernetes platforms at scale.
• Ability to drive complex projects from inception through completion.
• Compensation Range:
• $167,200 - $209,000
• *This is a hybrid role
• JR: 2025-7104
• #LI-Hybrid
• Why You'll Like Working for DigitalOcean
• Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.

Benefits

Additional Information

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally 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. We are looking for a Senior Engineer II who is passionate about Kubernetes and excited about the opportunity to take our managed Kubernetes solution (DOKS) to the next level. As a Senior Engineer II at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. This role is on the DOKS team that is in charge of DigitalOcean's managed Kubernetes offering.

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