DigitalOcean Sr. Software Engineer reviews

2.3

18% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)
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Paddy Srinivasan

11% approve of CEO

4% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated DigitalOcean with 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. DigitalOcean is rated 40% below average by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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27 reviews
5.0
Feb 14, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The people, culture, environment; genuinely happy, transparent, and surprisingly laid-back. No BS or sugar-coating to be had, just people passionate about what we do and those we work with. Simple and extremely effective to boost productivity and eliminate any stress from work. There's a constant push to continue doing things better, accepting that perfection doesn't exist but we can do our best without putting pressure on people. I really appreciate that management understands they need to empower their employees in a sustainable manner.

Cons

Not much to share on cons. I've worked for a handful of software companies over a decade, working my way up in scale. There's always something to complain about. I've been waiting for the skeletons to fall out of the closet but after a few months here I have nothing to report. No company is perfect, and if there's nothing to improve on then good talent will leave in search of compelling challenges. I don't see that here. I see a lot of people who are happily engaged in their work at every IC level and a consistent push for improving things. There are things to improve for engineers but nothing swept under the rug. I don't see myself blocked for months/years waiting for other teams to implement features I need or want. There's a good amount of complexity to our engineering processes and efforts are underway to provide further clarity.

3.0
Jan 18, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

DigitalOCean is a truly unique place to work. Very few companies get the opportunity to address such impactful and hyper-scalable markets. The scale of the problems being solved at DO, is quite remarkable, and as a recent IPO, this will only continue to increase. I enjoy working at DO, as it provides a remote-first, autonomous work environment, and the opportunity to have a direct and measurable impact while working with cutting edge technologies.

Cons

From an engineering point of view, DigitalOcean leaves a lot to be desired. I always hope that startup companies will prioritize technical excellence and strong system design paradigms within their software. Like many startups, DigitalOcean is playing catchup in these areas. Many long tenured engineers at the company lack a growth mindset, and are attached to old strategies that will not scale with the company. Management, however has prioritized quality and is willing to listen to new engineers and allocate resources to system improvements. In order for DigitalOcean to truly be a great place to work for Software Engineers, they will need to fully blossom into an engineering-centric tech company.

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