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
Nov 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Amazing remote culture and laser-sharp focus on making that work * Highly-skilled group of people who take their jobs seriously * Really interesting at-scale problems to solve across the entire tech stack * Current management is very open and honest about the challenges, no visible "head in sand" moments so far * I like a company that knows at which inflection points in growth changes in management are required. From what I can see, DO has no problem making those calls

Cons

* Rapid growth (both in head count and in product offering) have created a degree of instability and disorganization, particularly at the process level * The tech stack is very much in flux at the moment, with layers of legacy, experimentation, and modern sitting atop (and within) one-another; it's chaotic * I struggle to think of anything else worthwhile that would warrant memorializing in perpetuity. So far it's been a pretty great place to work

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DigitalOcean Response
7y
Thanks for this. Great candid, insightful, and actionable feedback. I'm glad you appreciate our intentional focus on culture, and that the transparency we are showing on how to address challenges with eyes wide open is recognized. Keep sharing your ideas!
5.0
Aug 10, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote culture. Benefits. Fun work.

Cons

No cons that I can think of.

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DigitalOcean Response
7y
Thanks for the great feedback. I'm sure there's something we can do better -- please let us know!
5.0
May 4, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Best remote culture of any company out there - Managers give you the tools to succeed and empower you to make decisions - Everyone is super friendly and helpful, and people truly enjoy working here - Minimal meetings - Diverse culture

Cons

- Meeting times can get tricky with teams being so timezone distributed - Slack can be noisy with all the team channels and interest group channels

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DigitalOcean Response
8y
Thanks for the great feedback. We see our distributed model as a competitive talent advantage and I'm glad the experience is working for you. And I hear you on Slack - we'll work on better separating the signal from the noise (except for the #puns channel. That's obviously amazing).
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