Sr. Director, Engineering
$278k/y-$348k/y
2 days ago
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Summary
DigitalOcean is seeking a Sr. Director, Engineering to join their team in Austin, TX. The role involves driving engineering excellence across all major components of their Compute offerings and leading high-performing teams.
About the Role
As a Sr. Director, Engineering, you will work closely with Product Management, Design, and other core product directors to deliver key Compute products. Your responsibilities include optimizing Compute fleet performance, defining next-generation high-performance products, developing quarterly goals, making prioritization decisions, and coaching managers and technical leaders. You will also manage budgets and be an open communicator within the company.
About You
Required:
- Significant experience managing software development teams and shipping software-based products or services.
- Experience with building and leading teams with an emphasis on scaling them to meet the demands of a rapidly growing business.
- Direct experience building scalable infrastructure software and/or distributed systems.
- Strong analytic and quantitative analysis skills.
- Strong communications skills with the ability to prioritize well and drive focus and excellence.
Preferred:
- Experience with kernel, virtualization, and fleet management technologies at scale.
- Sound business judgment with a proven ability to influence others and drive consensus.
- A strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
- A good systems thinker who understands complex organizations and systems.
- An effective communicator in written and spoken forms.
Benefits
- Competitive salary range of $278k–$348k with eligibility for a performance-based bonus.
- Equity compensation including grants upon hire and participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses for continued growth and development.
- Flexible time off policy and wellness allowance.
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean simplifies cloud computing so businesses can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With its mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean helps developers at startups and growing digital businesses rapidly build, deploy and scale, whether creating a digital presence or building digital products. DigitalOcean combines the power of simplicity, security, community and customer support so customers can spend less time managing their infrastructure and more time building innovative applications that drive business growth.
Austin, TX