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 67 reviews)); "The benefits and great WLB." ((in 45 reviews)); "The people were great and there were some interesting things to work on." ((in 37 reviews)); "Good work life balance (at least after understanding the role and what's required)" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good pay and benifits overall" ((in 22 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)); "Most teams have been completely decimated due to poorly executed layoffs." ((in 11 reviews)); "Low salaries Basic tech stack" ((in 9 reviews)); "Upper management does not have a good goal." ((in 5 reviews)); "Tyrannical and ignorant executive leadership who can't be bothered to understand their business well enough to know how to lead it successfully." ((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

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

Nov 2, 2018

Awesome remote culture and people

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Amazing remote culture and laser-sharp focus on making that work * Highly-skilled group of people who take their jobs seriously * Really interesting at-scale problems to solve across the entire tech stack * Current management is very open and honest about the challenges, no visible "head in sand" moments so far * I like a company that knows at which inflection points in growth changes in management are required. From what I can see, DO has no problem making those calls

Cons

* Rapid growth (both in head count and in product offering) have created a degree of instability and disorganization, particularly at the process level * The tech stack is very much in flux at the moment, with layers of legacy, experimentation, and modern sitting atop (and within) one-another; it's chaotic * I struggle to think of anything else worthwhile that would warrant memorializing in perpetuity. So far it's been a pretty great place to work

DigitalOcean Response

7y

Thanks for this. Great candid, insightful, and actionable feedback. I'm glad you appreciate our intentional focus on culture, and that the transparency we are showing on how to address challenges with eyes wide open is recognized. Keep sharing your ideas!

4.0

Oct 19, 2018

amazing brand + culture, a ton of runway

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely supportive team, great mission, wonderful opportunities ahead.

Cons

Alignment and focus will be key as business grows. Executive team needs to be transparent, communicative, and responsive to rest of team.

DigitalOcean Response

7y

Thanks for the feedback. We work really hard to keep the culture great. We hear you on communication and transparency, and I promise it's top of mind for everyone. Hold us to that.

5.0

Oct 8, 2018

A positive hiring experience

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Just started at DO and so far this has been a great hiring and onboarding experience. Everyone I have interacted with so far has been excited and engaged to be working here. Very remotely friendly and preach a work life balance.

Cons

Nothing as of yet.

DigitalOcean Response

7y

Thanks so much for the feedback. We have an amazing recruiting team and take a lot of care to build an engaging candidate and onboarding experience. I'm glad that resonated with you! Please keep us posted to make sure we keep that level up as your journey with us continues.

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