DigitalOcean Software Developer reviews

3.5

93% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)
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Paddy Srinivasan

100% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated DigitalOcean with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. DigitalOcean is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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38 reviews
2.0
Dec 4, 2019

Awesome and Frustrating

Recommend
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Pros

* Solid remote work culture * Great brand * Unlimited vacation * +Golang on backend+ (Some scattered ruby, python, rust, etc) * Competitive base salaries * Shark week (week long event where everyone gets together to work and play)

Cons

* Multiple changes in executive leadership since I've been here * Multiple changes in mangement * Red flags regarding stability or quality of projects are raised and nothing is done about it * Cronyism * Stock Options instead of Restricted Stock Units (you have to purchase your stock) * Little accountability for underperformance * Bonuses are few and far between * Many systems are fragile and feel duct-taped together * You will spend many days dealing some someone else's failing system * The core values seem hypocritical at times; do what you say and say what you do

5.0
Sep 18, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Super remote-friendly, fast paced, lots of engineering challenges. Using a cool tech stack, cool architecture. Lots of opportunity for advancement. Very strong interview/onboarding process, upper-tier (not quite FAANG but still extremely good) compensation/benefits. Managers, mine at least, are vested in helping their direct reports succeed in their careers, get promoted, etc. Very supportive environment.

Cons

Technical debt in some areas of the org; consistency in engineering practices could be greatly improved. There is a lot of expectation, so you better be prepared to put in the work and get up to speed. Not a place to "park" your career by any means.

5.0
Sep 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Get to work with smart and helpful people everyday - Opportunity to work on high-impact projects and challenging tasks - Great benefits - Flexible working hours and remote-friendly

Cons

Technical debt around old systems, which can be frustrating to work with.

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