Job Description
DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) simplifies cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With our mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean enables startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rapidly deploy and scale modern applications. As a remote-first organization, our employees, like our customers, are based around the world.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join a growing Data Engineering team that collaborates with analysts and stakeholders across the company to catalyze business growth by providing insightful and actionable analysis, insights and data products. The Data Engineering team is hands-on with a wide variety of datasets, including user data, product behavior data, financial/payment data, upper-funnel marketing data, trust and safety data, and operational/infrastructure data.
- Develop and implement scalable software and processes for ingesting, transforming, connecting, storing and delivering data sources of varying levels of complexity and scale
- Focus on production status and data quality of the data environment and data products being delivered to the business, and effectively communicate to internal user base regarding production status
- Interface closely with data infrastructure, engineering and technical operations teams to ensure reliability and scalability of the data environment and availability of data product services
- Pioneer initiatives around data quality, integrity, security and governance
- Work closely with other analytical stakeholders across the company, including analysts and data scientists to understand evolving needs as more complex data models are introduced for reporting and data science
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Economics, or other quantitative field; or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience in custom ETL design, implementation and maintenance
- Track record of developing in complex data environments and intelligence platforms for business users
- Demonstrable ability to relate high-level business requirements to technical ETL and data infrastructure needs, including underlying data models and scripts
- History of proactively identifying forward-looking data-oriented software engineering strategies, utilizing appropriate technologies, and implementing at scale
- Experience interacting with key stakeholders in different fields, interpreting challenges and opportunities into actionable engineering strategies
- Experience with Big Data/distributed frameworks.
- Experience with orchestration and container tooling (Kubernetes, Docker, etc)
- Experience with continuous integration and automation tools and processes
- Experience working with DAGs, managing a DAG orchestration systems like Airflow
- Experience developing applications and packages in Python or Go.
- Advanced SQL and relational database knowledge (MySQL, PostgreSQL) in addition to warehousing and dimension modeling, as well as a strong grasp of ACID.
- Experience with Snowflake, dbt and Looker a plus
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience with streaming data platforms like Kafka a plus
- We reward our employees. The base salary range for this position is based on relevant years of experience and skills. The salary range for this role is specific to candidates located within the U.S. and will vary for candidates outside the U.S.. Employees may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees including grants of equity upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- We value development. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that is always challenging our teams and employees to continuously grow. We maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development through formalized mentorship and other internal programs. We provide all employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
- We care about your well-being. In addition to cash and equity compensation, we also offer employees a competitive array of benefits. In the United States, these include health insurance, unlimited vacation, retirement benefits, a generous parental leave program, and additional resources to support employees' overall well-being. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary in other countries due to local regulations and preferences.
- We value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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