Software Engineer with Systems Depth

Datadog is a global SaaS business delivering a combination of growth and profitability, providing digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring solutions.
$130,000 - $300,000
Distributed Systems
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience

Description For Software Engineer with Systems Depth

Datadog is seeking a Software Engineer with Systems Depth to join our team. This role leverages experience with systems and tooling to build software that ensures Datadog remains reliable, performant, and secure. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in building and managing large cloud infrastructure deployments, leading reliability efforts, or building release machinery for large development teams.

Key areas of expertise may include (but are not limited to):

  • Build tooling (e.g., Bazel)
  • Distributed systems (e.g., Cassandra, Kafka)
  • Container orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Configuration management (e.g., Chef, Terraform)
  • Network architecture and load balancing
  • Database management (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis)
  • Service discovery and RPC frameworks

This role offers an opportunity to work on critical internal platforms and tools that form the foundation of Datadog's products. You'll be part of a team that ensures hundreds or thousands of developers can work efficiently without conflicts.

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a leading SaaS business, known for its rare combination of growth and profitability. We're on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring for our customers' entire technology stacks.

Join our collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. At Datadog, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, and innovation to empower continuous growth.

Note: To comply with US export control regulations, some roles may require candidates to be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government.

Last updated 3 months ago

Responsibilities For Software Engineer with Systems Depth

  • Build software to ensure Datadog remains reliable, performant, and secure
  • Develop and maintain internal platforms and tools
  • Apply systems experience to build and run infrastructure that products are built on
  • Contribute to release machinery allowing hundreds or thousands of developers to work efficiently
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems

Requirements For Software Engineer with Systems Depth

Cassandra
Kafka
Kubernetes
PostgreSQL
Redis
  • Experience with systems and tooling
  • Deep experience in building and managing large cloud infrastructure deployments
  • Experience in leading reliability efforts for large organizations
  • Knowledge of build tooling, distributed systems, container orchestration, or configuration management
  • Familiarity with network architecture, load balancing, and database management
  • Strong software engineering skills

Benefits For Software Engineer with Systems Depth

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
401k
Equity
  • Competitive salary and equity package
  • Healthcare benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Parental planning benefits
  • Mental health benefits
  • 401(k) plan and match
  • Paid time off
  • Fitness reimbursements
  • Discounted employee stock purchase plan

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