Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join the Bazel Tools team at Datadog and help enable 1,500 developers to build, test, and package millions of lines of code. As a senior software engineer, you will own projects from start to finish, working with various programming languages and a large monorepo. You will invent and improve build tools, treat CI pipelines like production systems, and engage with the open source Bazel community. The role requires expertise in Bazel and at least one of the supported languages, a well-rounded engineering background, and a user-focused approach. Datadog offers a hybrid workplace and values work-life harmony. The company also provides various benefits and growth opportunities.

Requirements

• An expert in Bazel and/or one of the languages listed above
• A well-rounded engineer. You must broadly understand the various types of software projects that are built, tested, and packaged with our tools
• Both careful and fearless. The changes we make impact the velocity of hundreds of engineers. They are risky but necessary
• User-focused. We help Datadog engineers to use the tools that we develop, and continuously improve their usability, so they don’t need our help the next time

Responsibilities

• Invent simpler, faster, more reliable, and more efficient build, test, and packaging tools
• Treat CI like SREs treat prod, making sure our pipelines are green and fast
• Prepare, run, and finish complex migrations
• Engage with the open source Bazel community as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Ideally, you have experience working with a large codebase

Benefits

• 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