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 61 reviews)); "The benefits and great WLB." ((in 45 reviews)); "The people were great and there were some interesting things to work on." ((in 42 reviews)); "Good work life balance (at least after understanding the role and what's required)" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good pay, company provided snacks" ((in 25 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 17 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 13 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 , San Antonio , Seattle , Philadelphia , Orlando , Boston , Union , Chicago , Fairfax , Brooklyn , Madison , Phoenix , Lexington , Winston-Salem , Houston , Minneapolis , Los Angeles , San Diego , Palo Alto

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DigitalOcean reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(450 total reviews)

Paddy Srinivasan

56% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

DigitalOcean has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 450 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).

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Reviews by job title

450 reviews

5.0

Jun 28, 2019

Exciting place to work

Software engineer-ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone I've interacted with has been nice and helpful. Remote employee benefits. Rapidly growing / exciting opportunities.

Cons

None so far, but I'm new to the company.

5.0

Jun 24, 2019

Amazing Company.. DO walks the walk 100%!

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the values at DO is "Love is what makes us great". No joke. DO supports, loves and values each and every one of its employees. Everyone wants to see one another be successful here.

Cons

No downsides I have seen yet. Complete trust and flexibility to do your work was my #1 reason to join this org.

5.0

Jun 22, 2019

DO Love is real! Love it so far...

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly skilled colleagues, smart yet humble, very collaborative and friendly culture, interesting at scale problems to solve

Cons

Growing fast, lots of churn at the leadership level

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