Principal Product Manager

Principal Product Manager

Join Digital Ocean to lead the evolution of our Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) offerings, building AI-friendly databases and enterprise-scale solutions that help startups, SMBs, and enterprises scale from code to production.

• Define the strategy and roadmap for Digital Ocean’s Databases offerings.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and design to deliver performant, reliable, and delightful experiences.
• Partner with developer relations, marketing, and sales to drive awareness, adoption, and retention.
• Conduct deep customer research and usability testing to inform prioritization and validate solutions.
• Track competitive trends in the PaaS and serverless space to identify opportunities for differentiation.
• Collaborate with internal platform and infrastructure teams to ensure services are scalable and cost‑efficient.

• Customer adoption and retention
• Developer satisfaction and NPS
• Application performance and deployment reliability
• Revenue and usage growth

• 10+ years of product management experience, with 5+ years focused on databases.
• Fluency with relational databases (Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, etc.), no‑sql (Mongo
  
  DB, etc.), vector databases, and AI initiatives in databases.
• Strong technical understanding and collaboration with engineering teams.
• Experience owning full product life cycles—from strategy and ideation to launch and iteration.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of cross‑functional influence.
• Bonus points for experience in developer‑first SaaS companies or contributing to open‑source platforms.

• $211,200 – $264,000
• This is a remote role

• We innovate with purpose. You’ll be part of a cutting‑edge technology company simplifying cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world.
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry.
• We care about your well‑being. We provide a competitive array of benefits to support you from Employee Assistance Program to flexible time off policy.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined by company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees.
• Digital Ocean is an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of 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.

You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180‑day period.