DigitalOcean is expanding in Hyderabad, India. We are looking for a Principal Engineer who is a passionate technology leader with 15+ years of software development experience building scalable products to help us unlock innovation by enabling the developer community to build and scale their application using simple cloud tools. Reporting to the Site leader for India, you will be responsible for leading a set of cloud-based products independently and contributing to growth of the cloud-based products.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- You will be working as a infrastructure technical expert in our R&D team,
- You will participate in the design and development of our products,
- You will work with core Java technologies,
- You could do short missions to our customers for integration and support.
- Motivation for research tasks and proactive attitude
- Excellent teamwork skills
What You'll Add to DigitalOcean:
- Phd degree in computer science or related fields, or equivalent experience, is required.
What We’ll Expect from You:
- Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications, cloud/edge computing, distributed systems.
- Experience with public/private cloud IaaS platforms, Function-as-a-Service frameworks, and edge computing
- Experience understanding the functionality, architecture, business drivers, and technologies behind the products and systems. Ability to prioritize efforts that improve the overall architecture, software quality, testability, maintainability, and efficiency
- Strong written and verbal communication skills is a requirement. Ability to communicate and provide strategic inputs to Senior Leadership.
Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean
- We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
*This is a Hybrid role
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