Datadog · 3 days ago
Staff GenAI Engineer - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$234K/yr - $300K/yr
10+ years expDatadog is a global SaaS business on a mission to enable digital transformation and cloud migration. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer with deep experience in GenAI/ML to join their Application Performance Monitoring (APM) team, where the role involves leading projects from concept to production and mentoring engineers.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingCloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureData ManagementDevOpsProductivity ToolsSaaS
Responsibilities
Act as a technical leader within the APM organization, driving GenAI/machine learning projects from concept to production
Build and benchmark GenAI/ML models using state-of-the-art techniques
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, as well as experience acting as a technical lead
Proven track record of leading large-scale GenAI/ML initiatives in a product-driven environment
You have significant experience in model deployment, development, training, fine-tuning, or evaluation
Ability to drive initiatives across cross-functional teams, and solve ambiguous challenges
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
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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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