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About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Product Manager, Compute Infrastructure and hardware to lead the strategy and execution of our core compute offerings. You will be responsible for defining the roadmap and driving innovation for our compute platform, ensuring we deliver powerful, reliable, and cost-effective solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. This role requires a solid understanding of the cloud computing landscape, including processor technologies, virtualization, and infrastructure optimization.

Responsibilities

Develop and champion the long-term vision and strategy for DigitalOcean's compute platform.
Define the roadmap for new compute offerings, features, and enhancements, aligning with overall company goals and customer needs.
Stay ahead of the curve on processor technologies from Intel, AMD, ARM, and other vendors.
Analyze performance benchmarks, cost-efficiency, and emerging trends to inform compute platform decisions.
Drive initiatives to optimize the efficiency and utilization of our compute infrastructure.
Identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve performance, and maximize resource allocation.
Deepen our expertise in virtualization and containerization technologies.
Explore and evaluate new technologies to enhance our compute offerings and support evolving customer workloads.
Champion efforts to ensure the performance, reliability, and scalability of our compute platform.
Collaborate with engineering teams to address performance bottlenecks, improve system stability, and enhance the customer experience.
Identify and implement strategies to optimize the cost-efficiency of our compute infrastructure.
Analyze pricing models, negotiate with vendors, and drive initiatives to reduce operational expenses.
Continuously monitor the competitive landscape for compute offerings.
Analyze competitor strengths and weaknesses to identify opportunities for differentiation and innovation.
Engage with customers to understand their compute needs and gather feedback on our offerings.
Incorporate customer insights into the product roadmap and prioritize features that deliver maximum value.
Collaborate effectively with engineering, finance, marketing, and sales teams to ensure alignment on compute platform strategy and execution.

Requirements

8+ Years of Product Management Experience: Proven track record in defining and launching successful compute infrastructure products, ideally within a cloud computing environment.
Strong understanding of CPU architectures (Intel, AMD, ARM), including microarchitectures, instruction sets, and performance characteristics.
Ability to translate the benefits of different CPU architectures to customer use cases and articulate the value proposition of each offering.
Familiarity with datacenter design principles, including rack layouts, power distribution, cooling systems, and networking infrastructure.
Understanding of server component costs, including CPUs, memory, storage, and networking.
Ability to analyze and optimize the cost of compute infrastructure at scale.
Ability to analyze data, derive insights, and make informed decisions to drive product strategy and execution.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams.

Skills

Compute Platform Strategy
Processor Roadmap Expertise
Fleet Management and Utilization
Virtualization and Containerization
Performance and Reliability
Cost Optimization
Competitive Analysis
Customer Collaboration
Cross-functional Leadership
CPU architectures (Intel, AMD, ARM)
Datacenter Fundamentals
Data-Driven Decision Making

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

8+ Years of Product Management Experience

Salary/Compensations

$186,400.00 - $233,000.00

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program
Local Employee Meetups
Flexible time off policy
Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
Bonus in addition to base salary
Equity compensation
Equity grants upon hire
Option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program

About the Company

DigitalOcean is a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world.
We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big.
Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing.

Equal Opportunity

DigitalOcean 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.