Does DigitalOcean pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DigitalOcean employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DigitalOcean. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DigitalOcean?

58% of DigitalOcean employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DigitalOcean 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DigitalOcean?

Software Engineer (37) , Senior Software Engineer (26) , Developer Support Engineer (13) , Software Engineer II (10) , Customer Success Manager (CSM) (6) , Engineer (6) , Cloud Support Engineer (5) , Director (5) , Network Engineer (5) , Senior Engineer I (5) , Technical Writer (5) , Account Executive (4) , Account Manager (4) , Cloud Engineer (4) , Customer Success Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at DigitalOcean according to real employee reviews?

"Great values and culture." ((in 70 reviews)); "The people were great and there were some interesting things to work on." ((in 45 reviews)); "The benefits and great WLB." ((in 44 reviews)); "Good work life balance (at least after understanding the role and what's required)" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good pay, company provided snacks" ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at DigitalOcean according to real employee reviews?

"The only thing at the core of all leadership does is profit." ((in 15 reviews)); "For example, leadership was adamant that there would not be layoffs, and two months later they conducted a RIF in the most inhumane way due to poor leadership choices made years prior." ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management does not have a good goal." ((in 6 reviews)); "The CEO seemed to imply that these were never meant to be permanent, but the company never communicated the expectations clearly." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about DigitalOcean layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about DigitalOcean layoffs and their outlook for job security at DigitalOcean in 2026.

What are the top reviewed DigitalOcean locations?

New York , San Francisco , Austin , Dallas , Denver , Detroit , Raleigh , Cambridge , Remote , New Brunswick , Salt Lake City , Mexico , Houston , San Antonio , Seattle , Philadelphia , Orlando , Boston , Union , Chicago , Fairfax , Brooklyn , Madison , Phoenix , Lexington , Winston-Salem , Minneapolis , Los Angeles , San Diego , Palo Alto

DigitalOcean reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(451 total reviews)

Paddy Srinivasan

56% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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DigitalOcean has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 451 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DigitalOcean employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

451 reviews

4.0

Nov 3, 2023

Good work life balance, but the company does not feel on a very solid state

Senior engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Recharge day about every month (optional free day). Realistic goal expectations. Unlimited PTO. Talented Peers. Cool and interesting projects. Company trusts a lot on engineers (work setup is not too obtrusive).

Cons

The stock has been tanking, it seems it is having a hard time and prosperity is expected, but in reality it's hard to envision where it will be in a year. I feel the company is still on the stage where it goes from being a startup to being a real "needs to be profitable" company. Engineering very detach from product, sometimes we need to (almost blindly) decide which project will be more profitable

5.0

Nov 2, 2023

Good place to work

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work life balance.Good off hours .

Cons

No cons yet and for me it looks good

4.0

Oct 30, 2023

Its been a quite a positive learning experience

Engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of learning going around - Opportunities to grow your skillset

Cons

- Lots of process need to be streamline for cross platform team syncs between regions

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Jobs at DigitalOcean

Office Coordinator, Bellevue

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Good work life balance, but the company does not feel on a very solid state

Good place to work

Its been a quite a positive learning experience

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