Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a
robust 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.

DigitalOcean is building a next-generation cloud for AI-native developers and
businesses. Managed Databases are foundational to that mission. They power
customer applications, store mission-critical data, and must meet a high bar for
reliability, performance, security, durability, observability, and operational
excellence.

We are looking for a Director of Engineering to lead a core charter in
DigitalOcean’s Managed Database services. This leader will be responsible for
developing, scaling, and operating a customer-facing cloud database service used
by thousands of developers and businesses.



The role requires deep experience
building and running cloud services at scale, strong understanding of relational
databases, and the leadership discipline to deliver high-quality products with
speed.

This is a high-judgment role. The reliability of the service will depend
directly on this leader’s ability to make sound technical, operational,
architectural, and talent decisions. They will be expected to identify risk
early, make clear tradeoffs, and build a culture where reliability is owned
every day, not only during incidents.

The ideal candidate combines cloud infrastructure experience, relational
database expertise, strong operational judgment, and a high bar for engineering
talent. They will bring urgency without chaos, technical depth without
micromanagement, and a relentless focus on customer outcomes.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

OWN A CORE DATABASE ENGINEERING CHARTER END-TO-END

Lead the engineer

📌 Director of Engineering, Managed Database Service (Bengaluru)
🏢 DigitalOcean
📍 Bengaluru