DigitalOcean
Technology
SoftwareEngineerII
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“Software Engineer II at DigitalOcean. Skills: Distributed systems, Backend infrastructure, Workflow orchestration. Build backend services. Test backend services”
Industry & Context.
Investigating bugs; Solving distributed systems problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years software engineering experience, Building concurrent systems, Building fault-tolerant systems, Proficiency in Python, Proficiency in Go, Experience building APIs, Experience consuming APIs, Handling event data, Handling message data
Nice to Have
Experience in C++, Experience in Java, Willingness to master Go, Willingness to master Python, Familiarity with workflow orchestration engines, Practical experience with workflow orchestration engines, Working knowledge of containerization, Working knowledge of virtualization, Working knowledge of workload isolation technologies, AI/ML Ecosystem Awareness, Foundational understanding of LLM APIs, Interest in interacting with LLM APIs, Understanding of prompt constraints, Understanding of testing non-deterministic systems
What You'll Do.
Build backend services
Test backend services
Maintain backend services
Build asynchronous workflows
Test asynchronous workflows
Maintain asynchronous workflows
Integrate control planes
Capture execution artifacts
Develop scalable APIs
Maintain scalable APIs
Serve as connective tissue
Collaborate with cross-functional teams
Ensure infrastructure supports scenarios
Ensure infrastructure supports metrics
Participate in code reviews
Write comprehensive tests
Help with technical design documentation
Monitor system performance
Ensure high reliability
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Globally distributed team
Communication Scope
Technical design documentation
Full Job Description
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. About the Role DigitalOcean's Agentic AI organisation provides a powerful inference cloud, Managed Agents, and robust Feedback systems that enable customers to run AI inference confidently at scale. We are looking for a Software Engineer II (IC2) to join our Feedback Systems team. This team is responsible for building the scalable backend infrastructure that tests and evaluates AI agents safely and reliably. In this role, you will help develop and maintain high-throughput backend systems that orchestrate complex execution workflows, interface with isolated execution environments, and process evaluation signals. You will work on solving distributed systems problems at the intersection of infrastructure orchestration and asynchronous data flows, ensuring our platforms are robust, scalable, and highly available. What You’ll Do: Building, testing, and maintaining robust backend services and highly concurrent asynchronous workflows, primarily in Python and Go. Integrating backend control planes with isolated, secure execution environments to safely run agents and capture execution artifacts. Developing and maintaining scalable APIs (gRPC, REST) to serve as the connective tissue across data pipelines, evaluation engines, and internal platforms. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure reliably supports evaluation scenarios and outcome metrics. Contributing to engineering best practices, including participating in code reviews, writing comprehensive tests, an
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