Sr. Director of Engineering, Managed PostgreSQL and AI-Native Database Platform at digitalocean98digitalocean98 · Seattle

Workplace: Hybrid

Posted: 2026-10-15

Skills: SQLDive 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. We are seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead DigitalOcean’s Managed PostgreSQL organization. This leader will own the strategy, architecture, reliability, scalability and long-term evolution of our PostgreSQL offerings and the next generation capabilities that enable developers to build highly scalable, data-intensive, and AI-native applications. The ideal candidate will merge sophisticated product vision with technical expertise in distributed systems and the rigorous operational standards required for database management. Your mandate is simple: make DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL trusted for mission-critical workloads today, and essential for AI-native builders tomorrow. What You’ll Do Own Managed PostgreSQL end-to-end Lead the organization responsible for all PostgreSQL editions, overseeing availability, scalability, security, and long-term architecture. Build hyperscaler-grade reliability and operational excellence Establish tier-0 reliability standards. Execute against SLIs/SLOs for failover, backups, and query performance to ensure a high bar for operational excellence. Scale Advanced Edition into a production-grade platform We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local reg…Sign in to see the original postingBrowse more developer jobs on RoleBurst