Senior Application Security Engineer I, Security Platform
DigitalOcean · Bengaluru
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 103 days DigitalOcean's roles stay open a median of 103 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 68% of DigitalOcean's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at DigitalOcean
- high 151 stale, 1 reposted of 151 open
- Hiring momentum
- 41 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
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About this role
As a Senior Product Security Engineer at DigitalOcean, you will focus on enhancing security practices within engineering teams by managing AppSec tools like SAST and SCA. Your role will involve collaborating with various teams to reduce security risks, creating internal tools for secure configurations, and writing maintainable software primarily in Go and Python. You will also be responsible for developing custom Semgrep rules and ensuring a positive user experience for internal developers.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of DigitalOcean as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering projects with a security focus
- Experience building or reviewing threat models and crafting malicious user cases
- Working knowledge of hardware and software supply chain security
- Understanding of security topics and vulnerability classes (e.g. OWASP Top Ten)
- Record of partnering with internal engineering teams to tackle security problems with empathy and creativity
Nice to have
- Familiarity with technologies such as gRPC, Docker, Prometheus, Kubernetes, HashiCorp Vault, and GitHub Actions
- Experience with microservice architectures and event-driven processing
- Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills
What you get
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
- Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
- Flexible time off policy
- Competitive array of benefits including Employee Assistance Program and Local Employee Meetups
- Equity compensation including grants upon hire and participation in Employee Stock Purchase Program
Worth weighing
- No specific salary figures listed, only that it is based on market data and experience
- The role emphasizes collaboration with internal teams, which may require strong interpersonal skills
- The job is located in Bengaluru, India, which may affect relocation considerations
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Listed by DigitalOcean on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-11-14. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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