Senior Backend Software Engineer - Product Analytics | 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 Backend Software Engineer - Product Analytics | Datadog Careers

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the Product Analytics Backend team at Datadog, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical vision and solving complex engineering challenges for a fast-growing product area. Your responsibilities include designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems that process data from various sources such as clickstreams and third-party systems, ensuring high performance and reliability. You will collaborate closely with frontend and platform teams to tailor Datadog’s storage and query solutions while driving technical architecture decisions aligned with product goals. Additionally, you will foster a strong team culture and engage in hands-on engineering work including coding, code reviews, and design reviews. Ideal candidates are seasoned backend engineers with expertise in distributed systems, experience delivering high-quality software products on schedule, and proficiency in Go, Java, or SQL. The role requires influencing technical direction without direct management authority and leveraging AI tools to enhance development processes.

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Go Java SQL Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Datadog AWS PostgreSQL Redis GraphQL Python Terraform Snowflake

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems for Product Analytics.
  • Drive technical architecture decisions aligned with product goals and roadmap.
  • Tailor Datadog's storage and query solutions to meet specific needs efficiently.
  • Collaborate closely with frontend teams to integrate and optimize system performance.
  • Participate in hands-on engineering tasks including coding, code reviews, and design.

What we're looking for

  • Experienced in designing and building distributed systems for backend engineering.
  • Proficient in Go, Java, or SQL with a hands-on approach to software development.
  • Ability to influence technical direction and operate as a mentor without direct management.
  • Track record of delivering high-quality software products on schedule.
  • Skilled in creating scalable, reliable, and high-performance core backend systems.
  • Collaborative mindset for working closely with frontend and platform teams.

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