Datadog · 2 weeks ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$272K/yr - $340K/yr
10+ years expDatadog is on a mission to build the best platform for engineers to understand and scale their systems. The Senior Staff Software Engineer will serve as a technical leader, driving the design and delivery of high-scale projects while mentoring engineers and influencing engineering culture.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingCloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureData ManagementDevOpsProductivity ToolsSaaS
Responsibilities
Be the technical owner of multiple critical systems or architecture areas, often spanning several teams or product lines
Drive the design and delivery of high-scale, high-impact projects, from vision to execution in production
Build consensus and alignment across stakeholders on key architectural decisions and long-term strategy
Deeply investigate and optimize performance, reliability, and efficiency in large-scale distributed systems
Collaborate with Staff Engineers, Directors, and VPs across the company to shape Datadog’s technical roadmap
Guide teams through ambiguity, scaling challenges, and evolving requirements with clear technical direction
Actively mentor engineers and influence engineering culture through leadership in design reviews, technical talks, and working groups
Qualification
Required
You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent practical experience
You have 10+ years of backend, infrastructure, or distributed systems engineering experience
You have 4+ years of experience leading complex technical initiatives and cross-team projects
You have designed and delivered systems that are deeply technical, highly reliable, and serve critical business needs
You can navigate and make progress in ambiguous problem spaces, identifying the right problems to solve
You have exceptional communication skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders around a shared technical vision
You have deep expertise in one or more core systems domains—such as distributed storage, event streaming, networking, data infrastructure, or large-scale observability—and broad awareness of adjacent areas
You care about getting things right, not just getting them done, and you raise the bar for engineering quality around you
You're excited about leveraging AI tools to enhance how you code, solve problems, and build – or eager to learn how
Benefits
Healthcare
Dental
Parental planning
Mental health benefits
A 401(k) plan and match
Paid time off
Fitness reimbursements
A discounted employee stock purchase plan
Company
Datadog
Datadog is an observability and security platform that offers infrastructure, applications, software development, and monitoring services.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
ICONIQ GrowthIndex VenturesOpenView
2024-12-09Post Ipo Debt· $870M
2020-05-28Post Ipo Debt
2019-09-19IPO
Leadership Team
Olivier Pomel
Co-founder, CEO
Alexis Le-Quoc
Co-founder & CTO
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