Do you ever wonder what happens inside the cloud
DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) simplifies cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With our mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean enables startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rapidly deploy and scale modern applications. As a remote-first organization, our employees, like our customers, are based around the world.
We are seeking a Cloud Support Engineer to join our dynamic Cloud Support Core Team. In this role, reporting to the Manager of Cloud Support, you will play a pivotal part in empowering our global customer base by providing the technical expertise needed to maximize their experience on our platform. You'll be advocating for customer needs while supporting core components of our infrastructure, including Droplets, networking, and storage functionalities. We are looking for individuals passionate about problem-solving and customer enablement, with a deep understanding of Linux systems and extensive experience in open-source environments.
What You Will Be Doing
- Prior experience with DigitalOcean or other cloud infrastructure is a plus. The ability to quickly learn and adapt to DigitalOcean's evolving systems, platform, and products is essential.
- Addressing and resolving customer technical support tickets, ensuring a high standard of customer interaction and prompt issue resolution.
- Troubleshooting and diagnosing complex product issues, ensuring a focus on productivity, quality, SLA, CSAT, and resolution time KPIs.
- Providing exceptional technical support for DigitalOcean's core Compute, Network, and Storage products, including Droplets, Load Balancers, VPC, DNS, Block Storage Volumes, and Spaces (Object Storage).
- Experienced in Incident Management with hands-on expertise in managing outage tickets and communicating effectively with both internal and external customers during ongoing incidents.
- Provide clear and concise updates through public posts to customers about incident status and resolution efforts.
- Assist engineering teams by gathering necessary information and offering technical support.
What We'll Expect From You
- Excellent Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal skills with the ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Dedication to Customer Satisfaction: A deep love for customers and a commitment to going above and beyond to ensure their satisfaction and success.
- Alignment with Brand and Team Culture: A strong sense of identity with DigitalOcean's brand and a collaborative approach to team dynamics.Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to analyze and recognize patterns in technical issues, with a focus on effective troubleshooting.
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency in Linux environments (Debian, Ubuntu) and extensive knowledge of cloud infrastructure, including APIs, scripting, databases, container technologies, and networking protocols (HTTP, DNS, SSL/TLS). Solid background in managing Linux systems, networking, and storage, with experience in using CRM and support tools like Salesforce and Jira for effective issue management and customer support.
- Certifications: Relevant certifications like CompTIA Linux, CompTIA Network, CompTIA Cloud, or equivalent are advantageous.
Why You'll Like Working For DigitalOcean
- We are proud to work here. You'll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes 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 prioritize career development. At DO, you'll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. 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. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support your overall well-being, from one-time work from home stipend to wellness allowance 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 regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. 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.
- This job is located in Hyderabad, India
