Senior Software Engineer I - User & Accounts Systems

📋 Description

• Own technical workstreams: design and build high-throughput account systems.
• Drive the Console Roadmap: dashboards and notification systems.
• Lead sustaining engineering: prioritize debt and security gaps.
• Architect for scale: data models and service boundaries for millions of events.
• Operational leadership: improve reliability and incident response.
• Cross-functional influence: partner with product and design to shape roadmap.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5–8 years delivering cloud-scale distributed systems, ideally in account-related domains.
• Go and JavaScript/Node.js; exposure to Python and Rust.
• Design high-throughput, scalable systems with millions of events.
• AWS/GCP/Azure; Terraform, Helm, Chef; cloud security basics.
• Distributed microservices with strong cross-team communication.

🎁 Benefits

• Career development resources and LinkedIn Learning access.
• Global benefits, local meetups, and flexible time off.
• Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Conference, training reimbursement and education support.
• Employee Assistance Program and well-being initiatives.
• DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer.