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      DigitalOcean

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      DigitalOcean reviews

      3.4

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (450 total reviews)
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      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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      450 reviews
      4.0
      Nov 19, 2017

      No longer a startup

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company is growing. Engineers still get a reasonable amount of freedom but it is diminshing.

      Cons

      Growing middle manager group. In transition between startup style to more "corporate" style.

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      DigitalOcean Response
      8y
      Thank you for this feedback. It is true that we are growing quickly and are no longer in the traditional "startup" phase of our lifecycle. I hope that's a good thing --- it means we are successful -- but it's certainly an evolution in how we manage the business. Hopefully we're still retaining the best parts of a smaller organization even at scale. We remain innovative and agile, and there's near unlimited ability to grow, develop and have impact even as the organization matures. Hopefully we are creating the right balance and offering the best of both worlds. Please give us continued feedback on where we are getting it right and where we have to iterate!
      4.0
      Nov 2, 2017

      Software Engineer

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent benefits, remote-friendly, smart coworkers.

      Cons

      Little room for growth, uncertainty at management level, growing pains.

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      DigitalOcean Response
      8y
      Thank you for the feedback. It is true that we are growing fast, and with that the intent is to make sure there are as many opportunities for internal growth as there are for external hires. We have a number of development programs we are rolling out, but I know we can do better on that front and there is a commitment to do that. Please hold me and the People team accountable.
      5.0
      Oct 31, 2017

      Director

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I am empowered and trusted to do my job. DO is good at giving employees space to leverage their skills in support of DO's goals and vision. The company is growing fast and there is massive attention being spent on how to scale DO properly. Employees are smart, inspired, adaptable, genuine and focused on making DigitalOcean a very important company.

      Cons

      Growing companies can struggle to create processes at scale, and DO is no exception. Executive leadership has a general disdain for policies and decision making. When decisions aren't being made quickly, alignment goes out the window and clarity around policies, processes, business decisions and philosophies is allusive.

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      DigitalOcean Response
      8y
      We are definitely trying hard to balance the empowered approach to decision making with the need to have more process in scale. It's always a work in progress but please keep giving us feedback on where we are landing well and where we're not. Agreement that there's lots of opportunity in a company growing as quickly as DO to get better alignment at the top and I think you'll see a renewed focus on that as a top priority. Thank you for the candid and helpful feedback!
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