Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems
What You’ll Do
- Build fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable solutions running in multi-tenant environments
- Write in Go, Java, Rust, or C++, amongst other languages
- Use Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, and other open-source components
- Own meaningful parts of our service, have an impact, grow with the company
Who You Are
- 6+ years of experience
- A BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience
- Significant backend programming experience in one or more languages (Go, Java, Rust, C++)
- Exposure to working on problems (high durability / low latency /…)
- Ability to get down to the low-level when needed
- Care about simple designs and performance
- Passionate about working in a fast, high-growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customers
- Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output
Bonus
- Motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products
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.
Benefits and Growth
- 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
- 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
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.