Pros: DigitalOcean is a truly unique place to work. Very few companies get the opportunity to address such impactful and hyper-scalable markets. The scale of the problems being solved at DO, is quite remarkable, and as a recent IPO, this will only continue to increase. I enjoy working at DO, as it provides a remote-first, autonomous work environment, and the opportunity to have a direct and measurable impact while working with cutting edge technologies.

Cons: From an engineering point of view, DigitalOcean leaves a lot to be desired. I always hope that startup companies will prioritize technical excellence and strong system design paradigms within their software. Like many startups, DigitalOcean is playing catchup in these areas. Many long tenured engineers at the company lack a growth mindset, and are attached to old strategies that will not scale with the company. Management, however, has prioritized quality and is willing to listen to new engineers and allocate resources to system improvements. In order for DigitalOcean to truly be a great place to work for software engineers, they will need to fully blossom into an engineering-centric tech company.

Pros: * Amazing remote culture and laser-sharp focus on making that work * Highly-skilled group of people who take their jobs seriously * Really interesting at-scale problems to solve across the entire tech stack * Current management is very open and honest about the challenges, no visible "head in sand" moments so far * I like a company that knows at which inflection points in growth changes in management are required. From what I can see, DO has no problem making those calls

Cons: * Rapid growth (both in head count and in product offering) has created a degree of instability and disorganization, particularly at the process level. * The tech stack is very much in flux at the moment, with layers of legacy, experimentation, and modern sitting atop (and within) one another; it's chaotic. * I struggle to think of anything else worthwhile that would warrant memorializing in perpetuity. So far it's been a pretty great place to work.

Pros: All building blocks to produce software effectively are there so you can focus on writing fun software while adding value to customers.

Cons: This is a remote work. Under normal circumstances (pre-pandemic) DO will fly you out to meet your team, but given the current situation, this is not possible.