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Senior Product Security Engineer I

DigitalOcean · Bengaluru

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
82 days
DigitalOcean's roles stay open a median of 83 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
197 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-25

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from DigitalOcean's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for DigitalOcean.

About this role

As a Senior Product Security Engineer at DigitalOcean, you will address large-scale security challenges while minimizing the impact of security initiatives on engineering teams. Your role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to design secure systems, conducting secure code reviews, and promoting security practices within the CI/CD pipeline. You will also help foster a security culture within the organization and ensure that software development is safe and low-risk.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
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

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Hands-on experience in secure code reviews and threat modelling
  • Working knowledge of modern development concepts (virtualized environments, containerization, continuous integration + delivery, Public Cloud such as AWS/GCP)
  • Hands-on experience with AI security frameworks such as MITRE ATLAS, MAESTRO, and OWASP Top 10 for LLMs/Agents/MCP
  • A record of partnering with internal engineering teams to tackle security problems across an entire stack with empathy and creativity

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 5+ years experience guiding software teams on security architecture design
  • 5+ years of experience in application security or product security roles
  • 3+ years of software engineering experience interested in moving into a dedicated security role
  • Proven professional experience guiding software teams on secure architecture design

What you get

  • Flexible time off
  • Local team meetups
  • Mental health and well being support
  • Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
  • Equity compensation opportunities
  • Participation in the annual bonus plan

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary figures provided
  • The role requires collaboration with engineering teams, emphasizing a partnership approach rather than an adversarial one
  • 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 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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