Software Engineer II

At DigitalOcean, were not just simplifying cloud computing - were revolutionizing it. We serve the developer community and the businesses they build with a relentless pursuit of simplicity. With our customers at the heart of what we do - and powered by a diverse culture that values boldness, speed, simplicity, ownership, and a growth mindset - we are committed to building truly useful products. Come swim with us!

We are looking for a Software Engineer II who is passionate about all things Web Development and Internet.As a Software Engineer II at DigitalOcean, youll work with a team of dedicated, enthusiastic, smart, and experienced engineers to ensure a world class brand presence through the engineering and presentation of our public facing properties. From building features and improvements to our CMS to launching our newest most-impactful products, you ll make use of your experience in full stack web development to make meaningful contributions to our Brand and Web Experience team. In addition, you ll contribute to initiatives around product launches, internal tooling, community engineering, open source tooling, architectural overhauls and efficient CI/CD.

• Watch over our key marketing properties from a full stack perspective, working primarily in Javascript, React, and Node.js
• Collaborate with design, UX, marketing, and product stakeholders.
• Make contributions to our internal design system component library
• Participate and support in operational excellence
• Independently ship web updates from planning to launch to maintenance with high autonomy
• Contribute to architectural decisions with a future-proofing mindset
• Understand the full range of dependencies and keep them updated

• Bachelor and/or Master Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Strong candidates will have 2+ years of hands-on experience building full-stack web experiences, with an emphasis on front-end web development
• Strong skillset in foundational frontend tech: specifically Javascript, HTML, and CSS, including hands-on experience with React.js
• Some experience with foundational backend and infrastructure technologies, like Node.js, PostgresSQL, Nginx, CI/CD and Kubernetes
• Ideal candidates have experience in networking and internet engineering best practices as well as hands-on experience with Next.js.
• Exhibit strong and confident verbal and written communication skills