People Systems Developer

About the role

The People Technology team at Datadog is building the future of AI at work. We're seeking a People Systems Developer to design and deploy AI-native workflows that transform hiring, development, and support of our employees. This role involves rapid prototyping and productionizing AI-enabled systems across various departments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and implement AI-enabled workflows and tools, moving from proofs of concept to full production and adoption based on user feedback.
• Rapidly prototype using LLMs, APIs, and automation frameworks, and move validated ideas into secure, scalable production systems.
• Integrate AI capabilities into our ecosystem (Workday, Greenhouse, Slack, Snowflake, Jira, Google Workspace, and more).
• Partner directly with stakeholders like People Analytics, HRBPs, IT, Legal, and Security to ensure solutions are usable, compliant, and follow responsible AI practices.
• Evaluate AI tools and vendors through hands-on experimentation.
• Enable the broader People team to adopt AI effectively and responsibly.
• Reduce manual People workflows by at least 20% through AI-enabled automation and intelligent system design.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or advanced automation.
• Proven ability to build and integrate LLM-powered features or intelligent agents into production, utilizing leading Frontier models (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) and hands-on experience with coding agents/CLIs (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor).
• Strong API integration and workflow automation experience, using tools such as n8n, Zapier, or Workato.
• Familiarity with HR systems (Workday, Greenhouse, or similar) preferred.
• Comfortable operating independently in a fast-moving, low-structure environment.
• Able to translate complex technical systems into clear, practical solutions for business stakeholders.
• Skilled at using qualitative data to guide decisions, measure effectiveness, and iterate.
• Thoughtful about privacy, governance, and responsible AI practices — especially in sensitive HR contexts.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output.
• Motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products.

Skills

• Experience with LLMs, APIs, and automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with coding agents/CLIs.
• Strong API integration and workflow automation skills.
• Familiarity with HR systems (Workday, Greenhouse, or similar).
• Ability to translate technical systems into practical solutions for business stakeholders.
• Experience with AI coding tools and validation of AI-generated output.
• Passion for pushing the boundaries of AI in software engineering.

Benefits and Growth

Generous and competitive global and US benefits, new hire stock equity (RSUs), employee stock purchase plan, 401(k) Plan and match, flexible time off, paid parental leave, gym reimbursement, continuous career development and pathing opportunities, product training, internal mentor and buddy program, cross-departmentally, friendly and inclusive workplace culture, and a reasonably estimated yearly salary of $156,000—$195,000 USD.

About Datadog

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence.

Equal Opportunity

Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.