Senior Software Engineer, Copilots

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Digital Ocean is a cloud infrastructure company that focuses on simplicity and innovation. The Copilots Engineering team develops and maintains machine‑learning and AI solutions using our Gradient Platform, aiming to bring AI‑based automation to cloud operations.

• Develop gRPC APIs written in Go Lang to deliver solutions to target customer’s Jobs To Be Done.
• Collaborate with the team to define OKRs, driven by our product strategy, and develop roadmap items to successfully deliver on Key Results.
• Contribute to authoring of technical documents to deliver on feature development.
• Develop and improve AI Agent performance, correctness, and knowledge bases.
• Maintain and contribute to operational excellence and the stability of the platform.
• Contribute to quality assurance tooling and synthetic testing to proactively identify and address potential customer‑impacting issues.
• Collaborate with product teams on existing and new product launches to enable seamless integrations of services.
• Contribute to documentation of processes and customer instructions.

• Strong technical aptitude and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency in Go to develop gRPC and REST APIs.
• Hands‑on knowledge of microservices and distributed systems (Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, MySQL, Redis).
• Experience utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) to develop agentic solutions.
• Strong interest in direct collaboration with customers to define their key Jobs To Be Done and translate into features.
• Excellent written and spoken communication and collaboration skills.
• Author technical documents in architecture and task definition.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• A proactive and detail‑oriented approach.

• $114,160 - $142,700
• This is a remote role.

• We innovate with purpose and provide a cutting‑edge technology environment that simplifies cloud and AI for builders.
• We prioritize career development with resources for conferences, training, and Linked In Learning.
• We care about well‑being with competitive benefits and flexible time‑off policies.
• We reward performance with base salary, bonus, equity, and stock‑purchase participation.
• 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, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology

Industries:
Internet Publishing