Staff Statistics Engineer - Feature Flagging and Experimentation
Datadog
7 months ago
New York, NY, USA
Staff+
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$234k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement the experimentation engine for Datadog Experiments.
- Bring rigor to experiment analysis at scale through diagnostics and guardrails.
- Translate complex statistical methods into robust, production-ready systems.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to influence product direction.
- Educate engineers and customers on statistical best practices and experiment design.
- Define standards and frameworks for trustworthy and efficient experimentation.
Requirements
- PhD or equivalent experience in Statistics, Computer Science, Econometrics, or a related field.
- Deep expertise in statistics, causal inference, or experimentation methods.
- Track record of shipping production-grade software that addresses real user problems.
- Understanding of tradeoffs between statistical elegance and engineering complexity.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals with the ability to write clean, maintainable code.
- Ability to lead cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Design, and business teams.
- Bonus: Experience building or working on experimentation platforms at scale.
Benefits
- Build tools for engineers using Datadog's own products.
- Influence the experimentation and AI-centric roadmap for Product Analytics.
- Work with knowledgeable teammates who are eager to collaborate and learn.
- Competitive global benefits.
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
Tech Stack
Datadog
Categories
AI & MLData Science