Senior Software Engineer I, Network Products + LBaaS at DigitalOcean

Department: Core Cloud

Compensation

$139,200 – $174,000/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Seattle, Washington
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 21, 2026

Description

DigitalOcean is hiring a Senior Software Engineer 1 for its Network Products team to develop control-plane software, including APIs, services, tools, and monitoring systems. The role involves implementing and optimizing scalable services, troubleshooting customer-facing issues, improving development practices, and contributing to product offerings. Required experience includes Go, unit testing, high-performance systems, full-stack applications, API contracts, cloud development, containerization, virtualization, and CI/CD; networking knowledge is preferred. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement and a base salary of $139,200 to $174,000.

Required Skills

Go
Unit testing
Networking
Full-stack development
API contracts
Cloud development
Containerization
Virtualization
CI/CD
gRPC
Kafka
Kubernetes

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Computer Science, or relevant equivalent experience
Required Previous Experiences: Experience with Go programming language and unit tests
Experience designing and developing high-performance systems
Experience designing and developing full-stack applications with databases and APIs
Experience leading work across multiple teams to build API contracts
Experience with cloud development, containerization, and virtualization
Experience with continuous integration and delivery
Preferred Qualifications: Domain knowledge of networking stacks or willingness to learn
Experience using gRPC to build robust distributed and high-demand systems
Working knowledge of Temporal and Kafka
Translation Company Name: DigitalOcean

About DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean

cloud computing

Run AI products in production with a unified stack for agents, inference, and cloud—built for control, performance, and economics at scale.

Open roles: 115
New in 30 days: 67
Founded: 2012

Who they serve

DigitalOcean’s cloud computing solutions are tailored to startups and small businesses. DigitalOcean serves software developers and small-to-medium-sized businesses.

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