Sr. Software Engineer, Growth (UI)

Are you an experienced, product-focused Senior Software Engineer with a passion for frontend development? We're all about simplifying complex applications for our customers, and we're in search of someone who shares our enthusiasm. As part of our team, you'll have the freedom to take ownership from start to finish and contribute fresh ideas. Collaborating closely with talented designers, innovative product managers, and fellow engineers, together we'll turn ideas into reality. Join us on this exhilarating journey as we revolutionize the way complex applications appear simple for our valued customers.

• As part of the Growth Engineering team you’ll be leading and building DigitalOcean’s new areas of user growth initiatives for our customer-facing products
• Serve as a mentor and lead for mid-senior frontend engineers by providing direction, guidance and support.
• Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code with a strong emphasis on stability, performance, and simplicity.
• Lead the technical design, architecture, and implementation of innovative features to enhance the user experience by collaborating closely with the Product and Design teams.

• Demonstrate a deep passion for our customers and the products we develop for them.
• Exhibit strong expertise in building and deploying single-page applications at scale.
• Thrive in fast-paced team environments and have prior experience in such settings.
• Ideally, have an understanding or prior experience in backend or service infrastructure.
• Proven ability to lead teams and guide others in the successful execution of technical projects
• Showcase a proven track record of effectively influencing and collaborating with Backend developers, Product Management, and Design/UX teams.
• Demonstrate repeated successful experiences with various modern frontend technologies such as React, Ember, Typescript or GraphQL.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of delivering reliable, testable, and highly available software.

• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on relevant years of experience and skills. Employees 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 grants of equity upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value development. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that is always challenging our teams and employees to continuously grow. We maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development through formalized mentorship and other internal programs.
• We care about your well-being. In addition to cash and equity compensation, we also offer employees a competitive array of benefits. In the United States, these include health insurance, open vacation, retirement benefits, a generous parental leave program, and additional resources to support employees' overall well-being. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary in other countries due to local regulations and preferences.
• We value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
• Remote-first philosophy. We are a remote-first company and provide benefits including global WeWork access to ensure employees have the tools they need to work remotely.