Staff Security Software Engineer

We are looking for a Staff Security Software Engineer who is passionate about detecting and mitigating abuse in the Cloud. As a Staff Security Software Engineer at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering projects, ideally with a security focus, in a complex, high-scale SaaS or IaaS environment.
• Understanding of cloud-native services and infrastructure provisioning (e.g. compute, storage, networking).
• Deep familiarity with cloud services & infrastructure—compute, storage, network, managed services—and related abuse tactics, including DDoS, spamming, phishing, cryptomining, and bot networks.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with proficiency in SQL and data warehouse querying (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery)
• A customer-first mindset—you aim to maximize abuse prevention while avoiding false-positives that could impact high-value customers.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills; you can clearly articulate patterns, mitigation strategies, and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• High integrity, strong judgment, and a track record of working independently on high-impact investigations and policy decisions.

Benefits

• Flexible time off policy
• Local Employee Meetups
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
• Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
• Bonus in addition to base salary