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Staff Software Engineer – Logs Management

DatadogNew York, New York, USA
Hybrid Full-time $234K/yr - $300K/yr

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What You’ll Do: Collaborate with Product Managers to clarify complex product requirements and identify impactful solutions for our customers. Direct technical strategy and execution, focusing on designing systems that enhance log query performance and manage ingestion at scale. Innovate and prototype new features while working with colleagues on AI-driven log management, security, advanced querying capabilities, and integrating external data sources. Mentor engineers at various levels, contributing to a culture of high performance and collaboration. Who You Are: You possess extensive experience in architecting and scaling backend systems, particularly in data-intensive or distributed environments. You thrive in ambiguous situations, showcasing a combination of determination, curiosity, and practical decision-making. You have successfully collaborated with Product Managers and customers to define product direction and deliver significant features. You are adept at debugging complex systems and optimizing performance within real-time data pipelines. You utilize AI agents in your engineering practices. You lead by example and take pleasure in mentoring and fostering growth in others. You have a proven track record in leveraging AI coding tools in your daily work, assessing and refining AI-generated outputs. Bonus: You are driven to explore how AI can enhance software engineering practices and contribute to AI-enabled solutions.

About the job

Join Datadog as a Staff Engineer within our Logs organization and play a pivotal role in revolutionizing the way our clients manage, query, and extract insights from log data. Collaborate closely with Product Managers and customers to spearhead intricate projects across ingestion pipelines, search infrastructure, and intelligent log management functions. This position offers the chance to push the limits of AI and distributed systems while leading initiatives that will define the next era of log management.

At Datadog, we prioritize a vibrant office culture that fosters collaboration and creativity. Our hybrid work model allows our team members to achieve a work-life balance that suits their individual needs.

About Datadog

Datadog is a leader in monitoring and security for cloud applications, providing robust and comprehensive solutions that empower organizations to gain insights and improve performance. Our commitment to innovation and excellence is reflected in our dynamic work culture, where collaboration and creativity thrive.

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