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About DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean sells cloud computing to developers, startups and smaller companies: virtual machines, Kubernetes, managed databases, storage and GPU instances for AI workloads. Its 20 security listings cover a Principal Engineer, AI/ML Security posted in five US cities, Senior and Staff Product Security Engineers (one staff role on kernel and virtualization secure design), software engineers for identity and access management and for security products, and a VP, Security & Platform Services. Twelve postings are remote in the US; four are in Seattle and four in Bengaluru.
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, CyberJobs.cc shows 11 security openings at DigitalOcean, and their stated salaries usually fall between $158k and $312k a year (midpoint $183k).
DigitalOcean security openings
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Backend Security Engineer (shows the role here)
micro1 · Security Engineering · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$30–$100/hr
Application Security Engineer – CVE & Vulnerability Research (shows the role here)
Anyone AI · Offensive Security · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$65/hr- $40–$80/hr
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Senior Software Engineer, Security Products (shows the role here)
Security Engineering · Remote· 9mo agoDetails
$140,800–$176,000/yrPrincipal Engineer, AI/ML Security (shows the role here)
Security Engineering · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$230,400–$288,000/yrVP, Security & Platform Services (shows the role here)
Leadership · Seattle· 1mo agoDetails
$279,200–$349,000/yr- $175,000–$190,000/yr
- $140,800–$176,000/yr
- $180,000–$215,000/yr
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Responsible AI / Security Specialist (shows the role here)
Mercor · Offensive Security · Remote· 3d agoDetails
$90–$140/hr
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Working at DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean, founded in 2011, went public on the NYSE (DOCN) in 2021 and gives Broomfield, Colorado as its headquarters. It acquired Cloudways in 2022 and Paperspace in 2023. Its security postings state $158k–$312k/yr typically (median $183k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings11 open roles at DigitalOcean, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Salaried engineering and leadership posts, remote in the US or based in Seattle or Bengaluru.
Twelve listings are remote, attached to San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Denver, Seattle or the US at large. Four more sit in Seattle, the VP post among them, and four in Bengaluru.
Salaries at DigitalOcean
From its open postings · 12 Nov 2026Midpoint $183k/yr, across 7 postings with a salary range, running from $141k/yr up to $349k/yr.
Computed from 7 different pay ranges employers posted, by this employer, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours). 4 of the 11 open roles in this set give no salary.
| Kind of work | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppSec | 5 | $170k–$210k/yr | $215k/yr |
| Security Engineering | 4 | $141k–$288k/yr2 rates | $288k/yr |
| IAM | 1 | $141k–$176k/yr1 rate | $176k/yr |
| Leadership | 1 | $279k–$349k/yr1 rate | $349k/yr |
DigitalOcean's best-paid open roles
Sort all 11 by salaryVP, Security & Platform Services (shows the role here)
Leadership · Seattle· 1mo agoDetails
$279,200–$349,000/yrPrincipal Engineer, AI/ML Security (shows the role here)
Security Engineering · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$230,400–$288,000/yr- $180,000–$215,000/yr
- $175,000–$190,000/yr
Senior Software Engineer, Security Products (shows the role here)
Security Engineering · Remote· 9mo agoDetails
$140,800–$176,000/yr
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Specialties DigitalOcean hires in
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DigitalOcean: common questions
What salary does DigitalOcean offer security staff?
DigitalOcean's security postings usually state $158k–$312k/yr, centred on $183k/yr, going by the 7 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $141k/yr and the highest $349k/yr.
What sort of company is DigitalOcean?
DigitalOcean, founded in 2011, went public on the NYSE (DOCN) in 2021 and gives Broomfield, Colorado as its headquarters. It acquired Cloudways in 2022 and Paperspace in 2023.
What is it like to work in security at DigitalOcean?
Its security postings state $158k–$312k/yr typically (median $183k/yr). As a cloud and data company, its security work runs at infrastructure scale, with heavy cloud and identity focus.
What kind of employment are DigitalOcean's security roles?
Salaried engineering and leadership posts, remote in the US or based in Seattle or Bengaluru.
Where are DigitalOcean's security jobs based?
Twelve listings are remote, attached to San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Denver, Seattle or the US at large. Four more sit in Seattle, the VP post among them, and four in Bengaluru.
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