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Datadog

Staff Software Engineer – Logs Observability Pipelines

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about 24 hours ago
New York, NY, USA
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Base Salary

$234k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Drive the architecture and technical direction for unifying observability pipelines and on-prem observability storage.
  • Build and scale high-throughput systems for log processing, routing, and transformation.
  • Lead cross-team initiatives, aligning engineers, product managers, and stakeholders.
  • Design and implement software that runs reliably within customer-managed infrastructure.
  • Improve system performance, scalability, and cost efficiency through trade-off analysis.
  • Contribute hands-on to critical code paths, debugging, and deployment challenges.

Requirements

  • Experience building and operating software in customer-managed or on-prem environments.
  • Strong expertise in distributed systems, including scalability and performance optimization.
  • Proficient in systems-level programming languages such as Go, Rust, or C++.
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Kubernetes.
  • Track record of leading large, cross-functional engineering efforts.

Benefits

  • Generous and competitive benefits package.
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan.
  • Continuous career development and pathing opportunities.
  • Employee-focused best in class onboarding.
  • Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program.
  • Friendly and inclusive workplace culture.

Tech Stack

AWSAzureC++GoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxRust

Categories

BackendDevOps