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?

"1) Complete embrace of remote work and remote culture" ((in 61 reviews)); "The people were great and there were some interesting things to work on." ((in 44 reviews)); "The benefits and great WLB." ((in 44 reviews)); "Good work life balance (at least after understanding the role and what's required)" ((in 25 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 17 reviews)); "Common layoffs during the last year~" ((in 11 reviews)); "Low salaries Basic tech stack" ((in 9 reviews)); "Upper management does not have a good goal." ((in 5 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

1.0

Aug 13, 2025

Would not recommend

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

IC’s enjoy collaborating. Friendly and supportive community among the lower levels of IC and management.

Cons

Poor executive leadership. Upper management shows very little trust in engineers. Poor engineering culture, no investment or time put into experimentation or POC’s. Constantly fighting escalations and incidents. Very little recognition or rewards.

1.0

Aug 6, 2025

Poor company with poor management

Senior it auditor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, management is so far up their own sphincter they don’t know right from left

Cons

Executives don’t practice what they preach. There is no alignment. Don’t let headlines or short term gains misguide you

4.0

Jul 23, 2025

A decent place to be

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Full time remote work - Compensation and benefits are okay - Role/Work is enjoyable - CEO does have a good directional plan

Cons

- Reporting layers are bloated, lots of vp/sr vp type of roles exist - Work recognition lacking - Over the past 4 years benefits and perks have been cut where it feels more like a corporation while it still has start up vibes - Cross functional work has challenges and is siloed - Constant feel of unease over employment security

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