Staff AI Engineer - Data Visualization | 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 · Staff AI Engineer - Data Visualization | Datadog Careers

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As a Staff Software Engineer in Datadog’s Data Visualization organization, you will lead the technical direction of AI-powered product experiences across various visualization and investigation surfaces. Your responsibilities include designing systems that integrate deterministic capabilities with large language model (LLM) technologies to ensure trustworthy outcomes for customers. You will drive innovation in areas like context engineering, prompt development, evaluation frameworks, and reliability, while also partnering with cross-functional teams to enhance user workflows and enable Datadog’s integration into third-party AI platforms. With a strong background in delivering production-ready AI products and experience in building reliable systems that manage model non-determinism, you will provide mentorship and establish best practices for AI engineering within the organization.

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Python JavaScript LLM technologies Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Redis Git Agentic systems Conversational interfaces AI-assisted investigations Observability Data visualization Developer tools

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and delivery of AI-powered product experiences across visualization and investigation surfaces.
  • Develop systems combining deterministic capabilities with LLM technologies for trustworthy customer outcomes.
  • Drive innovation in context engineering, prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, and AI application reliability.
  • Partner with teams to enhance investigation workflows and improve customer insight discovery efficiency.
  • Build integrations enabling Datadog capabilities within third-party AI platforms, agents, and conversational environments.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship while establishing AI engineering best practices.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive software engineering experience at Staff Engineer level or higher.
  • Hands-on experience delivering production AI-powered products using LLM technologies.
  • Expertise in building reliable systems that manage model non-determinism and operational excellence.
  • Ability to provide technical leadership, mentorship, and establish best practices.
  • Experience collaborating across multiple teams and influencing technical direction without direct authority.
  • Background in agentic systems, conversational interfaces, or developer tools preferred.

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