Senior Product Security Engineer, Secure Design (Kernel and Virtualization)
DigitalOcean5 months ago
Base Salary
$140k - $175k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the security risk posture for the virtualization stack.
- Build frameworks for threat modeling and risk assessment.
- Propose and implement defense-in-depth mitigations.
- Collaborate with development teams to protect customer workloads.
- Mentor software engineering teams in security best practices.
- Oversee the vulnerability management program.
Requirements
- Deep familiarity with at least one kernel security feature (e.g., AppArmor, SELinux).
- Experience assessing performance implications of code changes in virtualization stacks.
- Proven ability to partner with engineering teams to solve security problems.
- Strong communication skills for discussing security topics and vulnerabilities.
- Working knowledge of modern development concepts like containerization and CI/CD.
Benefits
- Competitive array of benefits including Employee Assistance Program and flexible time off policy.
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses for continued growth.
- Equity compensation options including grants and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
About DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure and platform services for developers, startups, and small to mid-sized businesses, including virtual machines (Droplets), managed Kubernetes and databases, object/block storage, networking, and GPUs for AI workloads. It operates a usage-based, self-service public cloud with APIs, CLI, and a marketplace to deploy and scale applications. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, DigitalOcean is a public company listed on the NYSE.