Question 1

Does DigitalOcean pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at DigitalOcean?

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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.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at DigitalOcean?

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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)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at DigitalOcean according to real employee reviews?

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"Great values and 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 35 reviews)); "Good work life balance (at least after understanding the role and what's required)" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good pay and benifits overall" ((in 22 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at DigitalOcean according to real employee reviews?

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"The only thing at the core of all leadership does is profit." ((in 17 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 13 reviews)); "Upper management does not have a good goal." ((in 6 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)); "Also have an unlimited PTO policy but will ask questions if you start taking more than 3 weeks off even though there is no recommended amount of time off for you to benchmark against." ((in 3 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about DigitalOcean layoffs in 2026?

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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.

Question 7

What are the top reviewed DigitalOcean locations?

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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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