Staff Software Engineer, Security Research

The Security Research Organization at Datadog conducts cutting-edge research in Cloud Security, Threat Intelligence & Research, and Detection Engineering. The team uses this research to improve the quality of Datadog's portfolio of cloud security products, partner with cloud service providers to remediate vulnerabilities, and share their findings with the community. As a part of the Security Research organization, you will join a diverse team of hackers, researchers, and builders who consistently deliver industry-leading research.

As a Staff Software Engineer reporting directly to the Senior Director of Security Research, you will be pushing the bounds and owning how we integrate research output to different Datadog products and productionize research infrastructure for fields that span Detection Engineering, Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting. You’ll design, architect, and lead execution for experiences and systems that get us closer to real-time understanding of how threats and vulnerabilities are emerging by unlocking Datadog’s role as the security observability platform for thousands of cloud-native environments.

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

• Be the technical owner of critical Security Research roadmap initiatives
• Own delivery of the systems you architect from beginning-to-end, doing what it takes to get things shipped and at full scale in production
• Design and execute large multi-quarter cross-org projects with various technical stakeholders and contributors
• Write code in modern coding languages (Golang, Python, and occasionally Java and Javascript) in a microservice-oriented, multi-cloud environment
• Level up the bar of software engineering within Security Research via technical mentorship and process design

Who You Are

• You have led large cross-team initiatives in an environment where security, speed, and reliability are first-order concerns
• You have deep experience working on platforms that support cybersecurity use cases, especially in threat detection, intelligence and hunting
• You are an expert in data-intensive, event-driven engineering
• You are an expert working in multi-cloud, multi-regional scale platforms
• You believe in solutions over systems: you have experience making root software engineering problems simpler

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

Why You Should Apply:

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
• Competitive global benefits
• Giving programs

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$235,000—$300,000 USD

About Datadog:

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.

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