Overview

Based in New York and Cambridge, DigitalOcean is a dynamic, high-growth technology company that serves a robust and passionate community of developers around the world. Our mission is to simplify cloud computing for every developer. We are working on solving some of the most challenging and interesting technology projects around, on a scale unmatched by few companies.

We want people who are passionate about assisting customers and solving technical problems.

At DigitalOcean our Level 2 Linux Customer Support Advocates connect customers from around the world with resources that enable them to fully utilize our platform and advocate for their needs. This ensures our customers get the most out of their cloud experience and a deeper level of technical knowledge. It’s a challenging and rewarding role that enables you to exhibit your deep technical experience in a customer-centric environment. As a small team of 25, we support more than 200,000 customers who utilize 10+ data centers and over 10,000 hypervisors every day.

As a voice of the customer, Customer Support Advocates have the opportunity to influence product decisions and be among one of the first employees in Bangalore to help us build and spread our culture and love throughout the office. They also have an opportunity to represent our brand by attending local conferences and meet-ups.

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Responding to a high volume of technical tickets generated by our customers
  • Troubleshooting Linux (Ubuntu and CentOS), Apache, Nginx, MySQL, Rails/Unicorn, and PHP
  • Working both collaboratively and independently within a team setting as well as with other engineering teams (we love Slack!)
  • Identifying, communicating, and documenting process improvement suggestions
  • Running incident management and escalations
  • Completing projects that contribute to CSAT

What We’ll Expect From You:

  • Successful track record in providing world-class Customer Support to tech-savvy customers
  • Unrivaled passion for being a customer advocate and for technology
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strongly identify with our brand and team culture
  • Background with relevant technology, Linux systems, and similar environments
  • Strong analytical skills and pattern recognition
  • Bonus: Programming/Scripting (Ruby, Python, Go, Bash, PHP)
  • Bonus: Source Code Management (Git)
  • Bonus: Automation (Chef, Puppet)
  • Bonus: Virtualization (KVM, Xen)
  • Bonus: Open Source (CoreOS, Docker, Vagrant)

Why You’ll Like Working at DigitalOcean:

  • Because we have amazing people. We can promise you will work with some of the smartest and coolest people in the industry. We work hard but we always have fun doing it. Archery classes, DJ lessons, and office pie fights are a thing. We care deeply about each other and take our “no jerks” rule very seriously.
  • Because we value development. We are a high-performance organization that is always challenging ourselves to continuously grow. That means we maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development.  You’ll need to be great to get hired here and we promise you’ll get even better.
  • Because we care about you. We offer competitive health, dental, and vision benefits for employees and their dependents, a monthly gym reimbursement to support your physical health, and a monthly commute allowance to make your trips to and from work easier.
  • Because we invest in your future. We provide all employees with Kindles and reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
  • Because we want you to love where you work. We are located centrally in Bangalore (near Indiranagar) and work out of a beautiful and inspiring work place. We enjoy our outings together as a team – be it a dinner or a tech conference we are attending!

Because we value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

About DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider focused on simplifying web infrastructure for software developers.

With the ability to deploy an SSD cloud server in 55 seconds, DigitalOcean has made it simple for developers to rapidly deploy, resize, and scale their production environments. DigitalOcean provides users with powerful compute resources, an intuitive control panel, and a simple API, enabling developers to easily and efficiently manage their infrastructure.

We're a fast-growing, New York-based cloud infrastructure provider, and our talented team is at the center of everything we do. Our philosophy is collaboration-focused, remote-friendly, and flexible. We care deeply about supporting the growth of all our employees and making sure they feel professionally fulfilled.

PERKS & BENEFITS

• Custom Work Stations: Mac? PC? Linux? It doesn't matter. At DO we'll hook up your rig with whatever equipment you need.
• Flexible Vacation Time: Take whatever time you need to live a balanced and fulfilling personal life.
• Full Health Coverage: We provide fully paid health benefits for all our employees. Nobody gets sick on our watch.
• Awesome Events: Do you like ski trips? Wine tasting? Team Trivia? Then you are in the right place.
• Education Support: We provide all employees with Kindles and reimbursement for conferences, training or education.

DigitalOcean is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive place for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported and connected at work - regardless of who you are or where you live. Diversity fosters innovation and helps us provide the best experience possible to our community.