Staff Security Software Engineer
DigitalOceanAustin, Texas, United States
Posted February 9, 2026
166400 - 208000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
DigitalOcean is a cutting-edge technology company that simplifies cloud and AI to enable builders to create software that changes the world.
Job Description
Join DigitalOcean as a Staff Security Software Engineer to work on detecting and mitigating abuse in the Cloud. Collaborate with a dynamic team to build systems that detect and prevent abuse on our platform.
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.
- Deep familiarity with cloud services & infrastructure—compute, storage, network, managed services—and related abuse tactics.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills, with proficiency in SQL and data warehouse querying.
Benefits
- Competitive salary range: $166,400 - $208,000
- Bonus eligibility
- Equity compensation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Local Employee Meetups
- Flexible time off policy
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
- Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses