Principal Software Engineer, Managed Databases

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.

As a Principal Engineer, you will serve as the top-tier technical authority for our DBaaS platform, taking complete technical execution ownership to modernize our managed database services into an AI-native ecosystem. In this role, you will directly drive systems engineering to solve complex distributed computing and scale challenges, drastically enhance DBaaS service performance, elevate platform resiliency, and scale database infrastructure to meet the massive demands of real-time AI inference and data-heavy cloud workloads.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and execute solutions for large-scale DBaaS distributed computing challenges, improving control plane throughput, platform scalability, and multi-region infrastructure.

• Set and execute the multi-year technical roadmap for DBaaS infrastructure, preparing systems for high-concurrency AI workloads, continuous data streaming, and AI inference pipelines.

• Take accountability for low-level DBaaS performance, resource utilization, and fault tolerance to maintain high service availability under heavy operational loads.