This role pays more than
90%
of similar roles. Most pay
$158,425–$230,331
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$267k
versus about
$194k
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
109 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$187,000–$240,000
across 58 roles with salary data.
As a Staff Application Security Engineer at Datadog, you will set technical direction for application security across the organization, defining frameworks and methodologies that engineering teams adopt independently. Your role involves driving security standards, building scalable tooling, conducting threat modeling, and addressing risks introduced by agentic development practices and AI-powered features. You'll partner closely with various internal teams to prioritize remediation efforts and serve as a subject matter expert for complex security issues. The position requires expertise in Go (preferred), Python, or Rust, along with hands-on experience in code reviews, OWASP Top 10, API security, and threat modeling. Additionally, you must have the ability to translate business risk into investment priorities and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Datadog's own platform tools like Logs, Dashboards, Service Catalog, and APM are integral to your work, enabling you to build impactful tooling and measure security adoption across the organization.