Software Engineer - Early Career

Global SaaS business delivering cloud monitoring, security and analytics solutions, helping organizations track their entire technology stack.
Backend
Entry-Level Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
Enterprise SaaS · Cybersecurity

Description For Software Engineer - Early Career

Datadog, a leading global SaaS company, is seeking early-career software engineers to join their team working on high-scale metrics, logs, and application data. The role offers unique opportunities to work on distributed systems, Kubernetes, and products like Real User Monitoring and Cloud Security Management. As a company processing over a hundred trillion events daily for 28,000+ customers, Datadog provides an exceptional environment for engineers to make meaningful contributions to large-scale, real-time systems.

The position combines technical challenges with professional growth, offering early-career engineers the chance to work alongside senior team members while making lasting impacts on products. The hybrid workplace culture emphasizes collaboration, creativity, and work-life harmony. Engineers will be involved in critical tasks such as solving scaling bottlenecks, deploying new features, and optimizing services for increased traffic.

The ideal candidate should be completing their Computer Science degree or have equivalent experience, with a planned 2025 start date. While technical skills are important, Datadog values potential and passion for technology over complete qualification matches. The company offers comprehensive benefits including equity packages, professional development opportunities, mentorship programs, and a strong focus on inclusive culture. This role presents an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing, publicly-traded company that champions both technical excellence and professional growth.

Last updated 11 hours ago

Responsibilities For Software Engineer - Early Career

  • Solve scaling bottlenecks in critical services
  • Deploy new features to production and progressively roll out with feature flags
  • Investigate and fix production issues from team-owned services
  • Create optimizations to handle more traffic at scale
  • Plan important projects with team

Requirements For Software Engineer - Early Career

  • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related scientific field, or equivalent experience
  • Targeting 2025 full-time start date
  • Comfortable coding in one or more languages
  • Values code simplicity and performance
  • Software engineering internship or related experience
  • Self-starter who enjoys partnering with other engineers
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Benefits For Software Engineer - Early Career

Equity
Mental Health Assistance
Relocation Benefits
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Continuous professional development and career pathing
  • Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program
  • Inclusive company culture and Community Guilds
  • Relocation support and travel benefits
  • Unlimited snacks and drinks, catered lunches
  • Beautiful offices with amazing views
  • Free mental health benefits for employees and dependents

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