Distinguished Architect, AI

What you'll do

• Act as a technical multiplier for leading AI labs and AI-native companies.
• Guide founders and infrastructure leads on best practices and emerging trends in the AI/LLM space.
• Lead deep-dive architecture reviews and design engagements for high-throughput hyper-scale AI workloads.
• Feed emerging AI-native technology shifts directly back to Datadog Product Management.
• Co-create custom observability integrations and solutions alongside Product Solutions Architects.
• Provide high-quality technical resources to a broad audience of practitioners and economic buyers.
• Assist leadership in recruiting and hiring top talent for the Product Solutions Architecture and Field CTO teams.

What we're looking for

• 10+ years of experience with at-scale distributed systems architecture, high-performance computing, or large-scale infrastructure.
• Deep familiarity with the AI/LLM ecosystem, accelerator hardware (GPUs/TPUs), and modern orchestration frameworks.
• Proven experience interacting with and influencing research scientists, technical founders, and elite individual contributors.
• Strong understanding of best practices and real-world challenges in AI/LLM Ops and LLM Observability.
• Excellent customer-facing presentation skills for large audiences and executives.
• Ability to link product functionality to business objectives, value realization, and ROI.
• Ability to travel via auto, train, or air up to 50% of the time.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; Master’s degree (preferred).