Engineering Manager, Users & Account Systems

We are looking for a seasoned Engineering Manager to lead our Use & Accounts engineering team in India. In this role, you will lead a team of senior engineers responsible for user account management, teams, organizations, and the overall customer console experience at DigitalOcean. You will foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement while aligning with our global product and engineering strategy.

What you'll do

• Define and drive the technical strategy and roadmap for core Account Management primitives, including Teams, Organizations, Projects, and resource Tags.
• Own the development and delivery of features that enhance the overall customer console experience, such as in-console notifications and advanced reporting dashboards.
• Establish and lead sustaining engineering practices, including prioritizing technical debt reduction, resolving aging tickets, and ensuring comprehensive security rule and feature coverage.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, and other cross-functional teams to align the Accounts roadmap with DigitalOcean's strategic goals.
• Ensure operational excellence, system stability, and performance for all user account-managing systems.
• Manage recruitment, performance reviews, and career development for the engineering team in India.

What You'll Add to DigitalOcean

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 4+ years in a senior leadership or management role.
• Proven track record of delivering complex cloud-scale distributed systems, particularly in the domain of user account management or customer experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills within a global organizational structure.
• Expert-level Go and strong JavaScript/Node.js skills
• Proven track record of designing and implementing high-throughput, scalable systems with large data requirements
• Cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) with understanding of cloud security models, infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform, Helm, Chef)
• Experience building systems handling millions of events per second
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rapidly evolving environment.

Nice to Have

• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of cryptography and secure communication protocols.
• Contributions to open-source security projects.

*This job is located in Bengaluru, India

JR: 2026-7799

#LI-Hybrid