Software Engineer I

About the role

Join DigitalOcean as a Software Engineer I and contribute to building simple, scalable cloud solutions. This role is ideal for a motivated developer with at least one year of professional experience who wants to grow into a full‑stack engineer.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain reliable and scalable software features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well‑structured code.
• Collaborate with product, design, QA, and engineering teams.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and contribute to timely resolution.
• Participate in code reviews and follow engineering best practices.

Required profile

• Minimum 1 year of professional software development experience.
• Strong understanding of software development fundamentals and problem‑solving skills.
• Proactive, responsible attitude with willingness to take ownership.
• Passion for software development and cloud hosting technologies.

Required skills

• ReactJS and JavaScript (including hooks, state management, REST API consumption).
• PHP and Laravel framework (MVC, routing, middleware, authentication, queues, migrations).
• HTML, CSS, responsive web development.
• MySQL and relational databases.
• Git and GitHub version control.
• Basic Linux command‑line knowledge.
• Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

What we offer

• Career development resources such as conference reimbursement, training and LinkedIn Learning access.
• Employee assistance programs, flexible time‑off policy and local meet‑ups.
• Competitive salary with potential bonus and equity compensation.