Staff AppSec Engineer: Architect Secure by Default at Scale

Datadog; Maryland; On-site; USD 244,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New hire stock equity (RSUs)

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Professional development

Mentor and buddy program

Inclusive culture and ERGs

Job summary

Datadog is hiring a Staff Application Security Engineer to define frameworks, methodologies, and patterns for secure engineering at scale. You will lead complex, multi-team security programs, partner with multiple orgs, and shape the AppSec roadmap while aligning with product and AI initiatives.

You will drive secure-by-default practices, build scalable security tooling, and mentor AppSec engineers. The role emphasizes collaboration, deep security expertise, and measurable risk reduction across

Qualifications

• Software engineering background with hands-on code review experience.
• Proficiency in Go (preferred) and Python or Rust.
• Strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10, web vulnerabilities, SAST/DAST.
• Experience leading threat modeling on complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive security standards and secure-by-default solutions as AppSec SME.
• Build security tooling and automation to scale practices across engineering teams.

Skills

Go

Python

Rust

Threat modeling

Security reviews

API security

Security automation

Security standards

Job description

Datadog is hiring a Staff Application Security Engineer to define frameworks, methodologies, and patterns for secure engineering at scale. You will lead complex, multi-team security programs, partner with multiple orgs, and shape the AppSec roadmap while aligning with product and AI initiatives.

You will drive secure-by-default practices, build scalable security tooling, and mentor AppSec engineers. The role emphasizes collaboration, deep security expertise, and measurable risk reduction across