Datadog

Staff Applied Scientist - Agentic Interfaces

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3 months ago

Base Salary

$276k - $345k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own the evaluation strategy for AI agent integrations.
  • Define metrics for quality and cost optimization.
  • Build eval datasets and regression harnesses to catch quality changes.
  • Drive improvements in retrieval relevance and tool-selection accuracy.
  • Conduct applied research on agent-data interaction challenges.
  • Provide technical leadership and represent the team externally.

Requirements

  • BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of relevant engineering or applied science experience.
  • Proven track record of leading ML or GenAI initiatives.
  • Significant experience with evaluation and measurement of ML systems.
  • Strong product mindset and ability to drive cross-functional initiatives.
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguity and make sound technical decisions.

Benefits

  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
  • Continuous professional development and career pathing.
  • An inclusive company culture and community engagement opportunities.
  • Competitive global benefits including healthcare and mental health support.

Categories

Data Science
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About Datadog

1,001-5,000 employees

Datadog is the essential monitoring platform for cloud applications. We bring together data from servers, containers, databases, and third-party services to make your stack entirely observable. These capabilities help DevOps teams avoid downtime, resolve performance issues, and ensure customers are getting the best user experience.

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