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 67 reviews)); "The people were great and there were some interesting things to work on." ((in 42 reviews)); "The benefits and great WLB." ((in 41 reviews)); "Good work life balance (at least after understanding the role and what's required)" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good pay and benifits overall" ((in 24 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)); "Common layoffs during the last year~" ((in 10 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

4.0

Nov 7, 2024

Good people, meh C suite

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most IC and managers are GREAT people. Work-life balance excellent. Good overall work culture.

Cons

C-suite semi-clueless. About once a year there is some sort of disruptive re-org that does absolutely nothing to solve long term tech debt and retention problems.

1.0

Oct 27, 2019

Run don’t walk

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, various employee perks, growth industry

Cons

Poor management, senior management still in start-up mentality.

3.0

Sep 14, 2016

Needs some serious work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

DigitalOcean has hired some great people who are committed to the success of the company. Some teams are a joy to work with.

Cons

DigitalOcean's culture and people operations are below par, primarily due to an inexperienced and unprofessional employee experience leadership team.

DigitalOcean Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback. I'm sorry you're not having a positive experience. The perspective is disappointing and definitely a bit surprising, given that the overwhelming majority of feedback from Glassdoor and our own internal engagement survey specifically notes our employee experience as one of the highlights of working at DigitalOcean. It's certainly something we take pride in. I want to make sure everyone who works at DO has an amazing experience. One of the foundations of our culture is our deep belief in open and candid feedback. If you are still here, my ask of you would be to share your specific concerns with me directly so we can help address them and improve for everyone.

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