Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Datadog's Metrics Query team and help design, build, and operate next-generation query systems. You will work closely with other teams to create end-to-end platform solutions and collaborate with engineers and product managers to build customer-focused features. This role requires 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, leadership in cross-team initiatives, and expertise in query systems and time-series databases. You'll occasionally be on call. Datadog offers competitive global benefits, including stock equity, an inclusive culture, and a wide range of employee benefits such as healthcare, dental, parental planning, mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements. The estimated yearly salary is $234,000–$300,000 USD.

Requirements

• Have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience
• Have 10+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Have several years of experience leading cross-team initiatives in a platform or infrastructure-focused environment
• Have experience with query systems and/or time-series databases
• Have led the design and delivery of industry-leading systems

Responsibilities

• Help design, build, and operate the next-generation query systems that will unlock new use cases for Datadog across observability, business analytics, AI/ML, and beyond
• Work closely with adjacent teams operating storage and intake systems to provide the best end-to-end platform solutions
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers across Datadog to build features that exceed our customers’ expectations and work seamlessly across data platforms
• Occasionally be on call for your team’s services, responding to alerts to ensure we’re always operational for our customers

Benefits

• Competitive global benefits
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
• Healthcare
• Dental
• Parental planning
• Mental health benefits
• A 401(k) plan and match
• Paid time off
• Fitness reimbursements
• A discounted employee stock purchase plan