Software Engineer with Systems Depth

Datadog, a leading global SaaS company (NASDAQ: DDOG), is seeking a Software Engineer with Systems depth to join their team. This role combines traditional software engineering expertise with deep systems knowledge to build and maintain the critical infrastructure that powers Datadog's platform. The position offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of distributed systems and infrastructure engineering, focusing on ensuring reliability, performance, and security at scale.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with cloud infrastructure deployments, reliability engineering, and building sophisticated release management systems. You'll be working with a wide array of modern technologies including Kubernetes, Cassandra, Kafka, Redis, and PostgreSQL, while building internal platforms and tools that enable hundreds to thousands of developers to work efficiently.

This role offers a competitive compensation package ranging from $130,000 to $300,000 USD, along with comprehensive benefits including healthcare, dental, mental health coverage, 401(k) with matching, paid time off, and equity opportunities through a discounted employee stock purchase plan. At Datadog, you'll be part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where solving complex problems and taking smart risks is encouraged.

The company's mission is to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring for their customers' entire technology stacks. As a publicly traded company, Datadog offers the stability of an established organization while maintaining the innovation and growth mindset of a technology leader.