Senior Applied Scientist | Datadog Careers

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Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.

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TL;DR · Senior Applied Scientist | Datadog Careers

As an Applied Scientist on the Applied AI team at Datadog, you will design and implement machine learning algorithms for features such as anomaly detection and error analysis in high-scale systems. Your day-to-day responsibilities include researching and benchmarking relevant algorithms, developing scalable product features using statistical techniques, deploying models to production, and participating in journal clubs to stay updated on the latest academic research. You will also analyze large datasets, maintain model infrastructure, and contribute to your team’s on-call rotation. Ideal candidates have a strong background in Computer Science or Machine Learning with experience in building high-scale systems and data pipelines. Proficiency in machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch, along with expertise in Python and SQL, is essential. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate globally and attend industry conferences while working on user-facing products that solve real business problems at scale.

What you'll do

  • Design solutions by researching and benchmarking relevant algorithms for use-cases.
  • Build new scalable product features using machine learning and statistical techniques.
  • Deploy and monitor models and services in production environments continuously.
  • Present the latest academic research papers to the team during journal club sessions.
  • Analyze high volumes of data flowing through Datadog systems to derive insights.

What we're looking for

  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Machine Learning or related field
  • Experience building models for high-scale systems and datasets
  • Proficiency in applying machine learning to solve real business problems
  • Ability to develop and deploy production data pipelines
  • Strong communication skills for explaining complex ideas to non-technical audiences
  • Commitment to code simplicity and performance optimization

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