Datadog · 2 days ago
Senior Staff GenAI Engineer - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$272K/yr - $340K/yr
10+ years expDatadog is a global SaaS business focused on breaking down silos and solving complexity in the cloud age. They are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer with deep experience in GenAI/ML to lead initiatives within the Application Performance Monitoring team, focusing on enhancing application visibility and performance through advanced AI models.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingCloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureData ManagementDevOpsProductivity ToolsSaaS
Responsibilities
Serve as the technical owner for GenAI initiatives within APM, leading design, development, and deployment of ML/AI-powered features across multiple teams
Guide long-term strategy and technical direction for GenAI workflows across APM and related products
Build and benchmark GenAI/ML models using state-of-the-art techniques
Contribute to Datadog’s broader senior engineering community through thought leadership and collaboration on company-wide initiatives
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build automated investigation and triaging tools
Influence product direction by bringing a strong product mindset to your work, always advocating for the end user
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 experience
10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including 4+ years leading cross-team technical initiatives
Proven track record of leading large-scale GenAI/ML initiatives in a product-driven environment
You're highly proficient in model development, deployment, evaluation, and optimization, with hands-on experience in building end-to-end ML systems
Ability to drive initiatives across cross-functional teams, and solve ambiguous challenges
You are passionate about mentoring others and cultivating a high-performing engineering culture
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
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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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