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 66 reviews)); "The people were great and there were some interesting things to work on." ((in 43 reviews)); "The benefits and great WLB." ((in 40 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)); "Most teams have been completely decimated due to poorly executed layoffs." ((in 12 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 DigitalOcean locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Dallas , Denver , San Francisco , Austin , New York

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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

2.0

Aug 1, 2015

Mistakes perks for culture

Technical operations engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun office, good benefits, nice perks

Cons

Complete lack of communication. Managers constantly contradicting each other. Working with people that don't have the intellect to back up their egos. Arrogance towards other ways of thinking.

5.0

Jun 26, 2015

A place you can be proud to work

Platform support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Like having a second family - Extremely generous benefits - Getting to work with people who consistently aim for perfection, but understand when it may not be possible. - Interacting with a client base that truly appreciate you

Cons

I'm still looking for a con.

4.0

Apr 27, 2015

Welcome to the DigitalOcean Family

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

DigitalOcean has taken the cloud hosting world by storm and the internal company environment has a ton to do with it. DigitalOcean is a company stuffed to the gills with incredibly talented and intelligent people. You will be inspired by your coworkers. DigitalOcean also takes a lot of care to ensure that employees feel happy and appreciated. Tons of fun company events, outings, and activities (we made tie dyed shirts a while back) keep you excited to come to the office. Additionally, original thinking is appreciated and you truly feel ownership of your work.

Cons

As with all company, there are growing pains when you scale quickly. However, DigitalOcean employees and management are constantly striving to build a better and better environment.

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