Technical Support Engineer III

Datadog

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Hybrid

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Hybrid
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$96,000–$128,000 / yr
Posted
101 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $159k
This role $112k
$83k most similar roles pay here $214k

This role pays less than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $129,950–$188,387 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $112k versus about $159k for comparable roles.

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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 on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $161,000–$205,000 across 138 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Technical Support Engineer III

As a Technical Support Engineer 3, Premier - US-West, you will join the Technical Solutions team to serve as an in-house product expert for premier customers. You will manage high-priority requests via phone, chat, and tickets while educating clients on platform usage and troubleshooting complex issues autonomously. Your daily responsibilities include reproducing customer problems, assisting with over 1,000 integrations, managing urgent escalations, and providing mentorship to junior team members. You will also contribute to internal knowledge base documentation and drive product conversations based on client feedback. The role requires expertise in Linux, networks, programming, and cloud technology within a PaaS, IaaS, or SaaS environment. You must possess deep knowledge of infrastructure monitoring solutions to solve technical challenges for customers navigating complex environments while ensuring their successful adoption of the platform's features.

What you'll do

  • Respond to Premier customer requests via phone, chat, and tickets while educating clients on platform usage.
  • Build relationships with Premier customers to understand their specific technical environments.
  • Reproduce customer issues and assist with the implementation of over 1,000 Datadog integrations.
  • Manage urgent escalation requests involving troubleshooting calls and internal or external incident management.
  • Autonomously troubleshoot complex and high-priority customer issues without guidance.
  • Drive product and engineering conversations based on feedback and use cases gathered from client interactions.
  • Provide mentorship to junior team members and serve as their escalation partner.
  • Create and improve documentation and knowledge base articles for various technologies.

What we're looking for

  • Experience in multi-channel technical support at a PaaS, IaaS, or SaaS company for 5+ years.
  • Previous experience in a Premium or Enterprise technical support role.
  • Proficiency in programming, Linux, and networking.
  • Knowledge of cloud technology is preferred.
  • Expertise in current infrastructure and monitoring solutions.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex issues autonomously and manage high-priority escalations.
  • Ability to work a rotating schedule that includes weekend availability.

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