Senior Software Engineer, Security Products

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Security Products team. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant exposure to building products at security companies or within security functions. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining robust security products and infrastructure that protect DigitalOcean's platform and customer data.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• Expert-level Go and strong JavaScript/Node.js skills
• Proven track record of designing and implementing high-throughput, scalable systems with large data requirements
• Deep understanding of distributed systems: consensus, replication, partitioning, and consistency
• Production Apache Flink and advanced Kafka experience processing high-volume event streams
• Deep Kubernetes expertise running security-critical workloads at scale
• Cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) with understanding of cloud security models, infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform, Helm, Chef)
• Experience building systems handling millions of events per second
• Familiarity with various security tools and technologies (e.g., SIEM, WAF, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners)
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rapidly evolving environment

Benefits

• Competitive salary range ($133,680.00 - $167,100.00)
• Bonus and equity compensation
• Flexible time off policy
• Employee Assistance Program
• Local Employee Meetups
• Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
• Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses