You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience
You are proficient in Go
You are comfortable building and operating production services end to end: You will independently own features and components, work through ambiguous technical problems, and be responsible for the reliability, observability, and operational quality of what you ship
You have experience with large scale distributed systems
You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output
Nice to haves:
Bonus Point: You have experience with Kubernetes, workflow orchestration systems, or building AI agents
What You'll Be Doing:
Lead a greenfield initiative from inception to scale, shaping foundational product architecture, engaging directly with users to refine early concepts
Build mission-critical solutions that customers depend on daily
Build fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable solutions running in multi-tenant environments
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+