# Muhammad Usman Rao

> Muhammad Usman Rao is a Product Manager at DigitalOcean, where he leads cloud-native product initiatives focused on scaling and securing server solutions. With over four years of experience in cloud infrastructure and IT, he transitioned from a hands-on Cloud Engineer role to driving product strategy at one of the world's leading cloud platforms. Based in Pakistan, he holds a BBA from Iqra University and has previously worked at Softnation Technologies, Digitonics Labs, and SBT.

- **Role:** Product Manager at DigitalOcean
- **Organizations:** DigitalOcean, Softnation Technologies, Digitonics Labs, SBT
- **Nationality:** Pakistani
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Iqra University
- **Known for:** Transitioned from Cloud Engineer to Product Manager at DigitalOcean, 4+ years of cloud infrastructure and IT experience, Led product work around MongoDB 8.0 on DigitalOcean's platform

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Joined SBT in an early technical or support role
- **mid career** — Worked at Softnation Technologies
- **mid career** — Joined Digitonics Labs
- **2020-2022** — Joined DigitalOcean as IC 2 Cloud Engineer, building hands-on cloud infrastructure expertise
- **2022-present** — Promoted to Product Manager at DigitalOcean, leading cloud-native product strategy for server solutions

## Achievements

- Transitioned from Cloud Engineer to Product Manager at DigitalOcean
- 4+ years of cloud infrastructure and IT experience
- Led product work around MongoDB 8.0 on DigitalOcean's platform
- Drives cloud server scaling and security initiatives at DigitalOcean

## Latest updates

- **2024** — Active as Product Manager at DigitalOcean, working on server product roadmap including MongoDB 8.0 support

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-usman-rao-1575b91a3/

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Last updated: 2026-04-20