Senior Software Engineer - Backend - Datadog

Solve a scaling bottleneck in a critical service Deploy a new feature to production, progressively rolling it out with feature flags Investigate and fix a production issue from a service your team owns Design a way to scale up a service for more traffic With your team, plan the most important projects to work on next You have significant experience in one or more languages You value code simplicity and performance You can design architecture to solve problems at high scale You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience You want to work in a fast, high-growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customers You’re excited about leveraging AI tools to enhance how you code, solve problems, and build - or eager to learn how You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output Bonus: You’re motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups) Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+ Competitive global benefits

Solve a scaling bottleneck in a critical service Deploy a new feature to production, progressively rolling it out with feature flags Investigate and fix a production issue from a service your team owns Design a way to scale up a service for more traffic With your team, plan the most important projects to work on next

Solve a scaling bottleneck in a critical service Deploy a new feature to production, progressively rolling it out with feature flags Investigate and fix a production issue from a service your team owns Design a way to scale up a service for more traffic With your team, plan the most important projects to work on next You have significant experience in one or more languages You value code simplicity and performance You can design architecture to solve problems at high scale You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience You want to work in a fast, high-growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customers You’re excited about leveraging AI tools to enhance how you code, solve problems, and build - or eager to learn how You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output Bonus: You’re motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups) Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+ Competitive global benefits