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 65 reviews)); "The benefits and great WLB." ((in 45 reviews)); "The people were great and there were some interesting things to work on." ((in 40 reviews)); "Good work life balance (at least after understanding the role and what's required)" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good pay, company provided snacks" ((in 23 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 16 reviews)); "For example, leadership was adamant that there would not be layoffs, and two months later they conducted a RIF in the most inhumane way due to poor leadership choices made years prior." ((in 14 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)); "life balance is awful, lack of training, no transparency, no clear goals or leadership from direct manager." ((in 2 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 , Houston , San Antonio , Seattle , Philadelphia , Orlando , Boston , Union , Chicago , Fairfax , Brooklyn , Madison , Phoenix , Lexington , Winston-Salem , Minneapolis , Los Angeles , San Diego , Palo Alto

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DigitalOcean reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(451 total reviews)

Paddy Srinivasan

56% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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DigitalOcean has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 451 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).

Reviews by job title

451 reviews

5.0

Feb 12, 2024

Great

Manager - engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and excellent teams.

Cons

Lots of leadership changes most of the time.

4.0

Feb 9, 2024

Good Company to Work With

Software enginner ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented guys Health and other financial benefits Remote Job 100% People help you and thats a culture they promote

Cons

Salaries not according to US market. If you are in asian country, you get paid according to local market which is not fair tbh.

3.0

Feb 8, 2024

Used to be a great company to work for

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Core product is solid and fills a market need

Cons

New leadership not trust worthy & doesn't believe that Digitalocean culture was a big part of its success

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