Software Engineer - Authorization & Access Management

Datadog, a leading global SaaS company, is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Authorization & Access Management team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on complex, high-scale distributed systems that process trillions of data points daily. The position focuses on building and evolving access management systems that require both high performance and security. You'll be working in a fast-paced environment where you'll own significant parts of the architecture and ship to production daily.

The role combines technical challenges with real business impact, as you'll be responsible for creating secure and efficient access management solutions that affect all of Datadog's products. You'll be working with modern technologies like Go and Python, and will have the opportunity to tackle role-based permissions for a large-scale user base.

Datadog offers an excellent compensation package, including a competitive base salary range of $130,000 to $300,000, along with comprehensive benefits including healthcare, dental, 401(k) with matching, mental health support, and equity opportunities through their stock purchase plan. The company's engineering culture values pragmatism, honesty, and simplicity in solving complex problems.

This is an ideal opportunity for engineers who are passionate about distributed systems, security, and want to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company that serves customers globally. The role offers both technical growth and the chance to work on systems that operate at impressive scale.