Engineering Manager, Application Security Platform

Application Security is a core engineering challenge at Datadog. We don't just find bugs and write policies; we build the tooling and infrastructure that prevents them. The Application Security team is part of the Platform Security group which is an engineering organization dedicated to making 'secure' the default state for every Datadog engineer.

As the Manager, you’ll lead a team of security and software engineers building high-scale security primitives and automated guardrails integrated directly into the SDLC. If you’re an Engineering Manager who views security as a distributed systems problem rather than a compliance checklist, we want to talk to you.

You’ll join at an ideal time for making a big impact. Our products are seeing very high growth, with the platform becoming more interactive and new products and features being developed regularly including products for the Security space.

At Datadog, we value 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.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and Scale an Engineering Team: Mentor and grow a team of 5+ security focussed engineers focused on building reusable platform tooling.
• Build the "Golden Path": Design and ship secure-by-default configurations and self-service tools for network, compute, and authentication, making it seamless for product teams to build securely without friction.
• Architect Security Primitives: Partner with Platform and Infrastructure teams to bake security into the foundation of our systems, treating "secure" as a high-availability requirement.
• Drive Developer Experience (DevEx): Collaborate across the organization to ensure security integrations are intuitive, empowering engineers to own their security posture through automation rather than manual checklists.
• Engineer for Measurement: Define and track KPIs focused on platform adoption, system reliability, and vulnerability reduction to quantify the impact of your team’s work.
• Internal "Customer Zero": Act as a strategic partner to our Product teams by using Datadog’s own security products at scale, providing the feedback loop that shapes our public-facing roadmap.
• Foster a High-Performance Culture: Build an inclusive environment where engineers don’t need to have all the answers upfront but are empowered to solve complex distributed systems challenges.

Who You Are:

• You have prior experience in Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Security Architecture, and/or Application Security.
• You have direct people management experience and a strong desire to develop as an engineering leader.
• Passionate about security and want to work on complex security problems, at-scale, in a large multi-cloud environment
• You have great communication skills, emotional intelligence and skills at collaborating with and coaching folks from different backgrounds.
• You thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and find ways to drive outcomes working with key stakeholders.
• You stay updated with modern security best practices, technologies and emerging threats

Benefits and Growth: 

• 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)
• Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
• Competitive global benefits

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

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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:

$187,000—$240,000 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.

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