Senior Director Application Development Engineering

We are seeking a visionary Senior Director to lead our GPU development efforts, focusing on both Bare Metal and virtualized offerings.

This role demands not only strategic oversight but also a hands-on approach where diving into code is necessary to lead by example. You will drive innovation and excellence in a dynamic, Agile/Kanban environment, enhancing our GPU solutions to meet the evolving demands of global markets.

Key Areas of Focus:

• Drive initiatives with a relentless focus on speed, maintaining high standards of quality and operational excellence.
• Spearhead the strategic development and scaling of GPU Bare Metal solutions within a dynamic Agile/Kanban framework.
• Champion innovation and maintain technological leadership in a fast-evolving market.
• Lead multiple cross-functional teams, ensuring Agile principles drive productivity and timely delivery of projects.
• Cultivate a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and rapid iteration.
• Engage with key stakeholders to align technological advancements with business objectives.
• Mentor and grow a high-performing engineering team committed to delivering scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead the strategy and execution of GPU Bare Metal solutions, aligning with the broader technology roadmap and business goals.
• Implement Agile and Kanban methodologies to increase team efficiency and adaptability.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Sales, Marketing, and Support to ensure product strategies align with market demands.
• Prioritize rapid delivery of solutions without compromising on the quality to enhance customer satisfaction and market competitiveness.
• Mentor senior engineers, fostering innovation and leadership.
• Develop and integrate advanced storage solutions, including Object, NFS, and block storage technologies, ensuring their seamless performance and scalability within GPU infrastructure projects.
• Oversee development processes, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, and timely.
• Establish robust monitoring systems to maintain performance metrics and operational excellence.
• Engage in thought leadership, representing DigitalOcean at industry events and publishing in technological journals.

What We’ll Expect From You:

• Proven expertise in leading, developing, and scaling complex solutions from inception to global scale, emphasizing speed, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Excellent leadership and collaborative skills, with a capacity to drive innovation in an Agile/Kanban environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and optimize complex storage and networking solutions.
• Strong strategic analytical skills to effectively utilize data, enhancing system stability and performance, and improving decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement, particularly in technologies that support AI/ML workloads.
• Always prioritize customer needs and feedback to drive product excellence.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and challenges.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.
• Understanding of AI/ML workloads and overall industry trends.
• Strong collaborator and consensus builder. Author and review design documentation.
• Experience troubleshooting, analyzing, and debugging.
• Experience as a software engineer/developer in a large-scale, distributed environment.
• Experience writing secure, testable, and robust low-level code.
• A critical thinker dedicated to solving problems and delivering solutions.
• Proven track record of transforming an organization into a fast-flowing Agile organization.

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We reward our employees. The base salary range for this position is between $225,000.00 - $320,000.00 based on relevant years of experience and skills. The salary range for this role is specific to candidates located within the U.S. and will vary for candidates outside the U.S.. 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 provide all employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
• 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, flexible 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.

*This is a remote role

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