Internship

Security Engineer – Intern

Posted on 1/16/2025

Datadog

Datadog

5,001-10,000 employees

Cloud monitoring and analytics solutions provider

Compensation Overview

$48.08 - $52.88Hourly

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

New York, NY, USA

Interns are required to work full-time from the Datadog New York office during specified dates.

Category
Cybersecurity
IT & Security
Required Skills
Data Structures & Algorithms
Operating Systems
Requirements
  • You are targeting a 2026 full-time start date
  • You are in the process of receiving/have a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field; or have equivalent experience
  • You have strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, software design, operating systems, networking to name a few)
  • You have taken classes or have done individual projects that are security focused or adjacent, and are curious to learn more about it
  • You are comfortable coding in one or more programming languages
  • You are familiar with and get excited about building and deploying systems at scale
  • You want to explore areas of security as a potential area you want to work in full-time
  • You are a self-starter who enjoys partnering with other engineers and solving difficult problems
  • You are available to work full-time from the Datadog New York office from May 12, 2025 - August 15, 2025; May 12, 2025 - August 22, 2025; or June 2, 2025 - August 22, 2025
Responsibilities
  • Work closely with one of our Security Engineering teams
  • Collaborate with teams across the organization to identify gaps and design automated solutions to address Datadog’s business needs
  • Solve performance or scaling problems in your team’s services
  • Deploy new features to production and progressively roll them out with feature flags
  • Assist in responding to security incidents on Datadog’s IT infrastructure
  • Create and tune security detections to discover malicious activity
  • Work to secure a BeyondCorp style zero-trust network
  • Investigate and fix a production issue from a service your team owns
  • Create a way to optimize a service to handle more traffic at scale
  • Learn new skills and technologies and receive mentorship from some of the best engineers in the industry

Datadog provides tools for monitoring and managing IT infrastructure in the cloud. Their services help organizations track various aspects of their operations, including application performance, security, and network activity. Datadog's products work by collecting data from different sources within an organization's IT environment, allowing users to visualize and analyze this information in real-time. This helps businesses ensure their systems are running smoothly and efficiently. What sets Datadog apart from competitors is its wide range of features that cater to different needs, such as cloud migration, DevOps practices, and IoT monitoring, all within a single platform. The company's goal is to support organizations in optimizing their IT operations and enhancing their overall performance through effective monitoring solutions.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$143.9M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for cloud-native solutions boosts Datadog's core offerings.
  • Expansion of IoT ecosystems increases need for Datadog's monitoring solutions.
  • Rising adoption of DevOps practices aligns with Datadog's tools.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging competition from platforms like Grafana Labs and New Relic.
  • Complex pricing model may lead to customer churn among smaller enterprises.
  • Integration challenges from Quickwit acquisition could disrupt services.

What makes Datadog unique

  • Datadog offers comprehensive monitoring across servers, containers, and databases.
  • Their platform supports diverse industries, from finance to gaming.
  • Datadog's subscription model provides scalable pricing for businesses of all sizes.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Mental Health Support

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Company Equity

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Professional Development Budget

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-1%
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