Staff Software Engineer, Core Observability

Datadog

about 1 month ago

Paris, France

Staff+

H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

Translate organization-wide observability needs into actionable technical strategies.
Lead delivery of complex, multi-org initiatives from problem framing to production deployment.
Architect resilient, scalable solutions to cross-org challenges.
Partner with engineering, infrastructure, product, and security teams to align observability practices.
Improve operational excellence by refining SLOs, on-call processes, and automation.
Act as the senior technical authority for telemetry production and consumption.
Mentor senior engineers and influence design principles across the Core Observability domain.

8+ years of experience in software or systems engineering focused on large-scale distributed systems.
Deep expertise in observability domains including metrics, logs, traces, and telemetry pipelines.
Proven operational experience owning or building critical infrastructure.
Skilled at navigating ambiguity and creating clear action plans.
Experienced in leading long-term architectural transformations and cross-org initiatives.
Strong communicator capable of building alignment across diverse audiences.
Highly autonomous and impact-driven with a track record of solving high-leverage problems.

New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for networking.
An inclusive company culture with Community Guilds for employee resource groups.
Access to Inclusion Talks and internal panel discussions.
Free global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
Competitive global benefits.