Senior Software Engineer - Source Security
Core
Design and build a high-performance security layer for Datadog's CI/CD infrastructure to secure build provenance, secret delivery, and real-time policy enforcement.
Role type
Senior IC software engineer (CI/CD security infrastructure)
Builds
Trusted build provenance systems, secure secret delivery mechanisms, and real-time policy enforcement engines for CI/CD pipelines
Domain
Cloud infrastructure security, CI/CD, software supply chain security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Go, Python, Rust, Java, or JavaScript; high-throughput system design; CI/CD architecture; cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure); Kubernetes; AI-assisted development tools
Preferred skills
software supply chain security; build systems; artifact repositories; proxying and protocol-aware systems; high-performance policy engines; Linux internals; distributed systems
Technologies
Go, Python, Rust, Java, JavaScript, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Design and build highly performant infrastructure for CI/CD systems; drive technical roadmap for trusted build provenance and secure secret access; partner with platform and developer experience teams; use AI-assisted development tools; mentor junior engineers; participate in incident response
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
