Senior Software Engineer - Query Connectors

Requirements:

• You have 5+ years of relevant industry experience
• Strong background in building and maintaining backend distributed systems
• Experience with high-throughput, reliable service design and implementation
• Quick learner who enjoys exploring and adopting new technologies
• Excellent problem-solving skills with complex distributed systems
• Background in databases or query systems is a plus, but not required
• Strong proficiency in at least one of our core languages: Java, Go, or Rust

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design and implement distributed systems that enable seamless data connectivity across Datadog's ecosystem
• Lead technical discovery processes with product teams to understand their data access requirements
• Build and optimize backend services that power our data connectivity infrastructure
• Explore and evaluate new technologies to enhance our connector capabilities
• Collaborate extensively with teams across Datadog to ensure connectors meet their specific needs
• Drive the adoption of new technologies and best practices within the team
• Opportunity to contribute to open-source projects and broader industry initiatives, making a meaningful difference beyond our platform.

Perks and Benefits:

• 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 in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
• Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
• Competitive global benefits