Staff Software Engineer - REDAPL

Datadog is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. They are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of their customers' entire technology stacks.
$234,000 - $300,000
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience

Description For Staff Software Engineer - REDAPL

Datadog is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to elevate their Referential Data Platform (REDAPL) to new heights. REDAPL is Datadog's primary platform for tracking customer infrastructure resources and relationships, enabling products that provide insights into performance, cost, security, and more. As a Staff Engineer, you'll drive high-priority projects to enhance the platform's value, resilience, and scalability across multiple teams. You'll provide technical leadership, guide architectural decisions, identify system risks, and collaborate with internal product teams. The ideal candidate has led cross-team initiatives in a platform-focused environment, has experience with high-scale distributed systems, and enjoys mentoring other engineers. Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, along with comprehensive benefits including healthcare, dental, parental planning, mental health benefits, 401(k) plan with match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan. Join a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where innovation and professional development are championed.

Last updated 3 months ago

Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer - REDAPL

  • Design and drive high-priority, high-visibility projects to increase the platform's value, resilience, and scalability across multiple teams
  • Provide technical leadership across one or several areas of the platform
  • Lead and guide other engineers through architectural platform decisions
  • Identify potential system risks and trends in reliability and design solutions to address them
  • Provide input on prioritizing engineering-led initiatives in short- and long-term planning and roadmaps
  • Collaborate with internal product teams to understand their requirements and plan for product growth as they integrate and depend on REDAPL

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer - REDAPL

Java
Python
Go
  • Led cross-team initiatives in a platform or infrastructure-focused environment for several years
  • Led impactful technical initiatives in an environment where performance, cost efficiency, ease of use, and resilience/operability are first-order concerns
  • Significant back-end programming experience
  • Experience architecting, building, and operating distributed systems to solve problems at a high scale
  • Ability to mentor and coach other engineers

Benefits For Staff Software Engineer - REDAPL

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Parental Leave
Mental Health Assistance
401k
Equity
  • Healthcare
  • Dental
  • Parental Leave
  • Mental Health Assistance
  • 401k
  • Paid Time Off
  • Fitness Reimbursements
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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