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of similar roles. Most pay
$151,475–$208,800
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$218k
versus about
$180k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Datadog
Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.
Datadog currently has
266 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$161,000–$205,000
across 138 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Security Engineer, Offensive Security, you will join the offensive security team to execute sophisticated red team operations and build scalable tooling for adversary simulations. You will plan end-to-end engagements simulating real-world threat actors across cloud infrastructure including AWS and GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and corporate environments. Your daily work involves developing custom payloads, evasion capabilities against EDR and SIEM systems, and automation frameworks to accelerate reconnaissance and vulnerability analysis. You will utilize an AI-first approach to solve security engineering problems while collaborating with the Detection and Response team on purple team exercises to validate detection logic. The role requires proficiency in Python or Go, along with deep expertise in macOS, Linux, or cloud platforms. You will translate complex offensive findings into concrete improvements for defensive teams to close critical security gaps.
What does a Security Engineer earn?
Median $185250 from 84 postings across 39 companies.