Senior Applied Scientist

About the role

The Applied AI team designs and builds algorithmically driven features in the Datadog app, focusing on analysis of streaming data such as anomaly detection, error outliers, and faulty deployment analysis. As an Applied Scientist, you will build models and algorithms for machine learning powered features within the Datadog platform, working closely with engineering and product partners to explore, build, scale, and deliver these features. We value our office culture for the relationships, creativity, and collaboration it fosters, and operate as a hybrid workplace to support work-life harmony.

What You’ll Do

• Design solutions for different use cases and research and benchmark relevant algorithms to find the best fit
• Leverage machine learning algorithms and statistical techniques to build new scalable product features
• Develop, deploy, and monitor new and existing features to production
• Participate in a journal club by reading and presenting the latest academic research papers to the team
• Explore, analyze, and tell the story behind high volumes of data flowing through Datadog systems
• Maintain and monitor the models, services, and infrastructure owned by your team
• Participate in your team’s on-call rotation

Who You Are

• You have a BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related scientific field, or equivalent experience
• You have experience working with high-scale systems and datasets, including building models, applying machine learning to real business problems, and writing production data pipelines
• You can explain complex ideas and algorithms to non-technical audiences
• You care about code simplicity and performance
• You are excited to work on a user-facing product

Datadog values people from all walks of life. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth

• Competitive global benefits
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Opportunity to collaborate closely with colleagues across Datadog offices in New York City and Paris
• Opportunity to attend and present at conferences and meetups
• Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture with Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)

Pay

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is: $220,000—$275,000 USD.