OverviewJoin to apply for the Director, Engineering role at DigitalOcean.Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.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 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!What You’ll Be DoingLead the migrations track within the Forward Engineering team, owning the technical strategy, roadmap, and execution for making migrations to DigitalOcean smooth, scalable, and customer-friendly.Collaborate closely with product, support, and customer success teams to understand migration pain points and build solutions that reduce friction and increase adoption.Build and mentor a high-performing engineering team that values simplicity, ownership, and impact.Define the engineering roadmap for the migration experience, balancing short-term needs with long-term platform goals.Own team health and delivery—creating clarity around goals, fostering psychological safety, and setting high technical standards.Establish and track success metrics to ensure engineering efforts deliver measurable customer and business value.Champion operational excellence, scalable architecture, and a developer-first mindset.What We’ll Expect From You12+ years of software engineering experience; 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.A proven track record of delivering complex backend or infrastructure products, ideally related to migrations or cloud services.Strong technical background in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and systems design.Ability to balance engineering trade-offs with customer and business impact.Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, low-ego leadership style.Experience building and growing high-performing, diverse engineering teams.Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.Why You’ll Like Working For DigitalOceanWe innovate with purpose. You’ll be 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.We prioritize career development. You’ll work with some of the smartest people in the industry. Our organizational development resources include conference reimbursements, training, and access to LinkedIn Learning.We care about your well-being. We offer a competitive benefits package and programs to support you globally, with local variations as required.We reward our employees. Salary range for this position is $192,000 - $288,000, potential bonuses, and equity compensation including equity grants on hire and participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.This is a remote role.Seniority levelDirectorEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesInternet Publishing #J-18808-Ljbffr