Sharks of DigitalOcean: Archana Kamath, Senior Director, IaaS

Sharks of DigitalOcean: Archana Kamath, Senior Director, IaaS What makes DigitalOcean the right place for you? What excites you most about DO’s mission and technology? How would you describe the way innovation happens at DO? How does your team help power DO’s mission? What does customer-centricity mean at DO? How has DO grown while staying true to its values? Dive into the future with DigitalOcean About the author Try DigitalOcean for free Related Articles Sharks of DigitalOcean: Darian Wilkin, Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering Sharks of DigitalOcean: Laura Schaffer, VP, Growth Sharks of DigitalOcean: Ali Munir, Staff Technical Account Manager By Sujatha R Technical Writer Published: September 3, 2025 3 min read Archana Kamath, Senior Director of Compute and Network (IaaS), leads our compute and networking teams at DigitalOcean. Throughout her six-plus years with the company, she and her team have been a driving force behind key product milestones like expanding GPU offerings with AMD MI300X accelerators , accelerating backup and snapshot performance , and scaling compute offerings. Her technical leadership has been instrumental in shaping DigitalOcean’s cloud platform development. “I’ve been with DO for a little over six years, and there are a few things that make this the perfect place to work for me personally. First is the concept of DO Simple that goes into building all of our products. Taking super complex scenarios and simplifying them for customers is such an interesting challenge, and one that I love solving for. Second is the culture at DO. Our values drive velocity and iterative development in a collaborative environment, always focusing on solving customer pain points. That alignment with both innovation and empathy is what makes working here so meaningful for me. ” 🎥 Have a look at Archana Kamath’s full conversation ⬇️ “What excites me most is the unique opportunity we have to disrupt the space of cloud computing, and more recently, AI/ML. The DO Simple approach is customer-centric and focused on making cloud computing accessible for a wide range of use cases. The AI/ML space is still in its early days, but it’s already revolutionizing the tech industry.