As a Security Engineer II - Application Security, you will play a crucial role in enabling developers to build secure applications at Datadog. You will work in lockstep with Datadog engineering to establish secure-by-default practices on widely adopted platforms. You will provide critical application security operational services, such as security reviews, developer security education, and product security incident response. You have an incredible opportunity to leverage Datadog’s robust product suite, including Logs, Dashboards, Service Catalog, and Application Performance Monitoring (APM), to not only build out security services but also collaborate with engineers who champion strong security and reliability ownership. This role offers a unique opportunity to significantly shape security practices across our rapidly evolving platforms. 

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:

• Get a deep understanding of Datadog’s software development life cycle, software supply chain, build pipelines, delivery mechanisms and configuration management
• Contribute to the development and implementation of secure-by-default solutions across various applications and platforms
• Conduct threat modeling on new and existing products with engineering teams using frameworks such as STRIDE
• Design and lead developer security training to enhance design and coding best practices 
• Work with engineering teams to align new features to achieve world-class security. 
• Identify top company threats across products and services and prioritize remediation efforts 
• Empathize with the full spectrum of our customers and our engineers by advocating for effective solutions that scale with the needs of our business and our customers. 
• Serve as a subject matter expert for other teams regarding building, delivering, and deploying code at Datadog.

Who You Are: 

• Background in Application Security - OWASP Top 10, XSS, injection, access control, cryptography, static analysis security testing (SAST), dynamic analysis security testing (DAST), security libraries
• Background in software engineering or development in a collaborative environment. Go, Python are preferred.
• Can design and contribute to secure-by-default solutions across various applications and platforms.
• Can perform secure design reviews and threat models with engineering teams
• Have empathy, collaboration skills, and a learning mindset to work cross functionally with engineers of all levels from product and platform teams across Datadog stack
• Proven track record of defining, planning, and executing on impactful security projects.
• Eager to make a meaningful impact, continuously seeking opportunities to learn and grow.

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.

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.