Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Ops & Maintenance (ATOM)

Responsibilities

• Lead a greenfield initiative from inception to scale, shaping foundational product architecture, engaging directly with users to refine early concepts
• Build mission-critical solutions that customers depend on daily
• Build fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable solutions running in multi-tenant environments

Requirements

• You have 6+ years of experience
• You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience
• You have experience with large scale distributed systems
• You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output

Who You Are

You are proficient in Go

You are comfortable building and operating production services end to end: You will independently own features and components, work through ambiguous technical problems, and be responsible for the reliability, observability, and operational quality of what you ship

Bonus Point: You have experience with Kubernetes, workflow orchestration systems, or building AI agents

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth

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• 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

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. Learn more about #DatadogLife on

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