Datadog · 2 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer – Cloud Foundations
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$234K/yr - $300K/yrDatadog is a global SaaS business on a mission to enable digital transformation and infrastructure monitoring. They are seeking a Staff Engineer to scale and evolve critical infrastructure services, focusing on cloud identity, secure access, and authorization mechanisms.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBig DataAnalyticsCloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureData ManagementDevOpsProductivity Tools
Responsibilities
Contribute deeply to the architecture and implementation of high-leverage components, specifically focusing on cloud identity, secure access, and authorization mechanisms
Collaborate directly with engineering teams to audit, refine, and elevate reliability and operational practices specifically related to authn/z
Help lead the shift from infrastructure delivery to a platform and internal product model, bringing clarity to user needs and surfacing high-impact opportunities
Work with cross-functional partners to define golden paths, self-service capabilities, and guardrails that reduce toil while preserving security, governance and performance
Engage in collaborative technical design and mentorship across a distributed organization of engineers
Qualification
Required
Experienced staff-level engineer with a track record of technical leadership in infrastructure, reliability engineering, or platform development
Skilled at partnering with teams to improve engineering processes and shipping high-quality code that supports reliability goals
Comfortable navigating and influencing across domains, including engineering, product, and technical program management
Strong background working with cloud identity and authorization (OIDC, OAuth, PKI); bonus if you've worked across multiple cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
Proficient with Kubernetes and familiar with operating infrastructure in production at scale
Comfortable learning new tools and systems; able to balance hands-on implementation with broader strategic thinking
Benefits
Generous and competitive benefits package
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
Employee-focused best in class onboarding
Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program
Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
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.
Founded in 2010
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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