Staff Software Engineer

Datadog, a leading global SaaS company, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their team in building the world's best platform for engineers to understand and scale their systems, applications, and teams. Operating at massive scale with trillions of data points processed daily, Datadog provides critical monitoring and observability solutions to tens of thousands of companies.

As a Staff Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of technical leadership, working on solutions that will shape the company's next five years of growth. The role combines hands-on technical work with strategic leadership, requiring both deep technical expertise and strong communication skills. You'll be tackling complex challenges such as designing new data storage engines handling hundreds of millions of records per second, leading new product initiatives in areas like synthetics or profiling, or scaling critical services to handle massive growth.

The position offers an opportunity to work with world-class engineering teams in an environment that values pragmatism, honesty, and simplicity in solving hard problems. You'll be part of the staff engineering community, contributing to company-wide standards and helping improve software and systems engineering practices across the organization.

The compensation package is highly competitive, ranging from $234,000 to $300,000 USD, complemented by equity and comprehensive benefits including healthcare, dental, mental health benefits, 401(k) with matching, paid time off, and more. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers looking to make a significant impact at scale while working on cutting-edge technology problems.

The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of engineering experience, including 4+ years of technical leadership, and a track record of designing and delivering industry-leading systems. If you're passionate about solving complex technical challenges, leading by example, and helping shape the future of observability and monitoring solutions, this role offers an exceptional opportunity to work with a company at the forefront of cloud infrastructure technology.