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 70 reviews)); "The people were great and there were some interesting things to work on." ((in 45 reviews)); "The benefits and great WLB." ((in 44 reviews)); "Good work life balance (at least after understanding the role and what's required)" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good pay, company provided snacks" ((in 21 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)); "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 11 reviews)); "Upper management does not have a good goal." ((in 6 reviews)); "The CEO seemed to imply that these were never meant to be permanent, but the company never communicated the expectations clearly." ((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

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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

5.0

Sep 24, 2022

Support manager

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good values and culture. Great vission and growth

Cons

Focused on US timing so work life balance is compromised.

5.0

Sep 23, 2022

Fantastic place to work as a trans person!

Engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic ERGs Queer friendly Amazing teams

Cons

Growing company Re-orgs Profit focused CEO

5.0

Sep 22, 2022

DigitalOcean - great place to work!!

Senior software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loads of appreciation felt for the work I do on the team. Tons of "DOLove" shared with employees that's "baked into" the culture here. Definitely cutting edge tech combined with highly industry-relevant work with personal instant opportunity to positively effect customers with the work that I do. Senior management that really cares about employees and really cares about creating an excellent, focused strategy for DO that's based on customer research. Fully remote work opportunities. Great benefits and competitive pay.

Cons

There are challenges with a fully remote work environment, particularly around building relationships. But this is not isolated to DO these days. Honestly, I have not hit any real issues working at DO yet. I'm very pleased.

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