Security Research Systems accelerates all research and development that happens in Datadog’s detection engineering and security research organization. As a Senior Engineer, you will be pushing the bounds and owning how we integrate research output to different Datadog products, reduce friction in research workflows, and productionize research infrastructure for fields that span detection engineering to supply chain research. You’ll architect 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 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:  Drive software projects related to detection engineering, threat research and intelligence and software supply chain security Serve as a technical anchor and partner with some of the best security researchers and detection engineers in the industry to further our R&D mission Collaborate with product engineering and internal security to influence Datadog’s security products  Serve as a mentor to our team of software engineers Advocate for and design solutions in modern coding languages (Golang, Python, and occasionally Java and Javascript) in a microservice-oriented, multi-cloud environment  Who You Are: A software engineer who can take problems from ambiguous asks to the finish line, from legacy systems to experimental software You value collaboration and getting the right things done  Have built scalable systems for detection engineering, high volume data pipelines, or observability before Keen on the security research we are producing; maybe you’ve even produced relevant application security, cloud, or threat research or detections yourself Fluent in one or more modern coding languages (Python, Go, JavaScript, etc.) Experience with one of the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) Experience with one or more aspects of CI-CD and orchestration in the cloud: infrastructure as code, GitLab, Kubernetes

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.

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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