Is DigitalOcean a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at DigitalOcean have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 38 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of DigitalOcean employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at DigitalOcean now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at DigitalOcean .

Does DigitalOcean pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at DigitalOcean with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 38 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at DigitalOcean.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at DigitalOcean?

93% of Software Developer employees at DigitalOcean would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 19% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated DigitalOcean with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating 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 62 reviews)); "The benefits and great WLB." ((in 45 reviews)); "The people were great and there were some interesting things to work on." ((in 39 reviews)); "Good work life balance (at least after understanding the role and what's required)" ((in 31 reviews)); "Good pay and benifits overall" ((in 22 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 17 reviews)); "Common layoffs during the last year~" ((in 11 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))

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3.5

93% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)

Paddy Srinivasan

100% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

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4.0

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

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

5.0

Jul 13, 2025

Interesting Work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance, awesome engineers

Cons

- After the leadership changes, some expectations are unreasonable

3.0

Apr 8, 2025

Ok Company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very not organized, massive layoff

Cons

Some of the teams have interesting projects

5.0

Dec 18, 2024

Enjoyable experience

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoyed working at this company.

Cons

I am going to miss my fellow employees.

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