Senior Software Engineer - REDAPL Graph Engine | Datadog Careers

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer - REDAPL Graph Engine | Datadog Careers

Join us as a Senior Software Engineer to drive REDAPL, Datadog’s critical Referential Data Platform, which tracks customer infrastructure resources and relationships. You will lead high-priority projects, enhance data ingestion, processing, and query pipelines, and build a robust query engine for efficient relationship traversals. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure the platform scales and remains resilient as it supports products like Cloud Security Posture Management and Resource Catalog. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in distributed systems, back-end engineering, and multiple types of data stores, along with leadership in performance-driven environments. Bonus points for expertise in graph databases, Apache Iceberg, and query engine development.

What you'll do

  • Build a query engine for efficient relationship traversals in demanding workloads.
  • Drive high-priority projects to enhance platform value, resilience, and scalability.
  • Lead architectural decisions and guide other engineers through complex platforms.
  • Identify system risks and design solutions to improve reliability and performance.
  • Provide input on prioritizing engineering initiatives for short- and long-term planning.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience with multiple types of data stores.
  • Led technical initiatives focusing on performance, cost efficiency, ease of use, and resilience.
  • Significant back-end engineering experience in building and operating distributed systems at scale.
  • Contributed to design and implementation of high-priority projects increasing platform value and scalability.
  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience working with graph databases (Neo4j, Memgraph, JanusGraph, ArangoDB, Amazon Neptune).
  • Production-grade experience with Apache Iceberg and query planning.

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