20 hours ago
Boston, MA, USA or New York, NY, USAIntern
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$100k - $110k/yr
Responsibilities
- Contribute to production systems that process and analyze large-scale observability and application data in real time.
- Build and improve distributed systems across backend infrastructure, developer platforms, and cloud-native services.
- Identify and solve performance, reliability, and scalability challenges in critical services.
- Own and deliver technical projects from design through deployment with support from experienced engineers and mentors.
- Develop technical expertise with technologies such as Kubernetes, distributed systems, and cloud-native infrastructure.
- Collaborate with interns, mentors, and engineers to build software with global customer impact.
Requirements
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or possessing equivalent practical experience.
- Targeting a 2028 full-time start date.
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design.
- Comfort coding in one or more programming languages.
- Experience using AI coding tools or strong interest in learning to use them effectively.
- Availability to work full-time from the Datadog New York or Boston office during one of the listed 2027 internship program periods.
Benefits
- Hybrid workplace culture, with this internship requiring full-time work from the New York or Boston office during the program.
- Mentorship and buddy programs, engineering talks, social events, and community engagement opportunities.
- Relocation support and travel benefits where applicable.
- Office perks including snacks, drinks, and catered lunches on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
- Healthcare, paid time off, and other benefits may be available depending on country and employment type.
Tech Stack
About Datadog
Datadog builds a SaaS observability and security platform that monitors infrastructure, applications, logs, and services for engineering and DevOps teams. Its products include infrastructure monitoring, APM, log management, real user monitoring, and cloud security, sold via subscriptions and used across cloud-native and hybrid environments. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York City, Datadog is a public company trading on NASDAQ under the ticker DDOG.