Senior Developer Advocate - Modern App Development | Datadog Careers

Datadog

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $194,000–$237,000 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $216k

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About Datadog

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.

Datadog currently has 109 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $187,000–$240,000 across 58 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Developer Advocate - Modern App Development | Datadog Careers

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As a senior software engineer on our innovative team, you will leverage your extensive experience to guide developers in an AI-accelerated world by exploring and integrating AI coding assistants and rapid-prototyping tools into their workflows. Your daily tasks include creating authentic technical content that resonates with modern developer communities, fostering a bidirectional feedback loop between these groups and internal teams to inform product development. You will also design and deploy high-quality open-source templates and tools for seamless observability across various platforms and cloud providers. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of software engineering experience, fluency in AI technologies, proficiency in languages like JavaScript/TypeScript or Python, and a track record of technical storytelling and community engagement through public artifacts such as GitHub repositories and blogs. Bonus points for active involvement in developer communities focused on next-gen tech.

Skills

AWS GCP Azure Vercel Supabase JavaScript TypeScript Python CI/CD Observability Open Source GitHub Docker Kubernetes Terraform

What you'll do

Guide developers on integrating AI coding assistants and rapid-prototyping tools into their workflows.
Create technical content to educate the developer community on software health and scalability.
Facilitate feedback between developer communities and internal teams for product development.
Design high-quality open-source templates and tools for seamless observability integration.
Advocate for user needs within the company to influence product direction.
Explore emerging technologies and mentor engineers in developer education.

What we're looking for

10+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on AI and rapid prototyping.
Proven ability to create high-quality open-source tools and technical content for developer communities.
Multi-stack development skills across various programming languages and cloud platforms.
Authentic communication skills with at least 3 years of experience in technical storytelling.
Active engagement in developer community spaces, demonstrating leadership or significant contributions.
Passionate about emerging technologies and committed to developer education and mentorship.

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