Senior Software Engineer (Boston)

About Datadog:We're on a mission to build the best platform in the world for engineers to understand and scale their systems, applications, and teams. We operate at high scale—trillions of data points per day—providing always-on alerting, metrics visualization, logs, and application tracing for tens of thousands of companies. Our engineering culture values pragmatism, honesty, and simplicity to solve hard problems the right way.You will:Solve a scaling bottleneck in a critical serviceDeploy a new feature to production, progressively rolling it out with feature flagsInvestigate and fix a production issue from a service your team ownsDesign a way to scale up a service for more trafficWith your team, plan the most important projects to work on nextWho You Are:You have significant experience in one or more languagesYou value code simplicity and performanceYou can design architecture to solve problems at high scaleYou have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experienceYou want to work in a fast, high-growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customersYou have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and build, validate, and refine AI-generated output in productsYou can design AI Backend systems, with awareness of quality, cost, and latency tradeoffs6+ years of experienceBonus points:You've worked at high scale with systems like Redis, Cassandra, KafkaYou wrote your own data pipelines once or twice beforeYou have a strong background in statisticsYou have significant experience with Go, C, or PythonYou’re excited about leveraging AI tools to enhance how you code, solve problems, and build – or eager to learn howYou’re motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled productsDatadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply. This job is available in various departments within our company; to conform to US export control regulations, some of these roles may require candidates to be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government.Benefits and Growth: Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and spaceContinuous career development and pathing opportunities for internal mobility Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community GuildsNew hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase planFree global mental health benefit through Spring Health Generous global benefitsBenefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.#LI-MF3#LI-HybridDatadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:$192,000—$240,000 USDAbout Datadog: Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. 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