Staff Software Engineer - Logs Observability Pipelines | Datadog Careers

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Work type: Hybrid
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Salary: $234,000–$300,000 / yr
Posted: 18 days ago

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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 Software Engineer - Logs Observability Pipelines | Datadog Careers

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As a Staff Software Engineer at Datadog, you will join the Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) Logs team to develop and scale systems that process, route, and store high-volume observability data within customer-managed infrastructure. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading cross-team initiatives, designing reliable software for diverse cloud environments, and improving system performance through capacity planning. You will work hands-on with critical code paths and deployments while mentoring engineers and influencing product strategy. The ideal candidate has extensive experience building software deployed in customer environments, expertise in distributed systems and high-throughput data processing, proficiency in systems-level programming languages like Go or Rust, and familiarity with cloud platforms and Kubernetes orchestration technologies. This role offers a unique opportunity to tackle complex technical challenges at scale within Datadog’s expanding observability platform.

Skills

Go Rust C++ AWS Azure GCP Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Linux PostgreSQL Elasticsearch Prometheus Grafana Git Python JavaScript REST_APIs JSON

What you'll do

Design and implement high-throughput systems for log processing and routing in customer-managed infrastructures.
Drive architecture decisions to ensure reliable deployment and operation of software within diverse cloud environments.
Lead cross-team initiatives, aligning stakeholders to deliver complex projects involving multiple engineering teams.
Improve system performance and scalability through capacity planning and cost-efficient design choices.
Mentor engineers and contribute hands-on to debugging and resolving critical issues in customer deployments.

What we're looking for

Significant experience building software for customer deployment and operation in diverse cloud environments.
Strong expertise in designing and scaling distributed systems with high-throughput data processing capabilities.
Proficiency in systems-level programming languages like Go, Rust, or C++ for cross-environment software development.
Extensive knowledge of major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies such as Kubernetes.
Proven track record leading large, multi-team engineering projects and influencing technical direction across teams.

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