This role pays more than
83%
of similar roles. Most pay
$151,000–$197,400
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$216k
versus about
$174k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
266 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$161,000–$205,000
across 138 roles with salary data.
Senior Software Engineer - Streaming Platform joins the Streaming Platform Client team to develop core infrastructure for mission-critical data streams. This role focuses on building and maintaining a Rust client library featuring language bindings for Java, Go, and Python. You will design intuitive APIs, optimize high-throughput low-level streaming code, and manage the service bridging the client fleet with the platform's control plane. The work involves solving complex distributed systems challenges involving performance, observability, and reliability while handling hundreds of millions of messages per second. Key responsibilities include architecting resilient interactions, mentoring junior engineers, and providing technical documentation for a wide user base. Required skills include proficiency in Rust, experience with foreign function interfaces, and knowledge of large-scale streaming systems like Kafka to ensure stable data pipelines across the organization's internal services.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.