Datadog - New York, NY
posted 8 months ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Privacy Engineer to join our Privacy and Data Governance Team. This role is crucial as it addresses various risks through both process updates and engineering implementations. The Privacy Engineer will collaborate with other engineering teams, including data analytics and security, to develop and implement privacy engineering solutions. The responsibilities of this position include setting technical direction, formulating strategies and plans, developing comprehensive technical documentation, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and implementing scalable and safe solutions to meet Datadog's privacy needs. The efforts of the Privacy Engineer will ensure that our guidance, tools, and practices lead to concrete improvements in data privacy management and accountability within our privacy program. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact, from building internal services used company-wide to refining how Datadog engineers utilize data and tools in their daily tasks. The Privacy Engineer will work in a fast, high-growth environment that respects its engineers and customers. Key tasks will involve designing and implementing privacy by design architecture to solve problems at high scale, identifying privacy risks, and translating them into scalable, pragmatic controls for data collection, storage, access, usage, and deletion in both data warehouse environments and operational data systems. Additionally, the Privacy Engineer will recommend and demystify the benefits of various Privacy Enhancing Technologies.