Datadog is building a modern AIOps solution to help users accelerate issue discovery and remediation in their system. A key component of this effort is an intelligent, ML-powered correlation system that identifies issues, assesses their impact, and streamlines root cause analysis.

This ambitious project processes real-time data at an immense scale—billions of events from companies worldwide—transforming raw signals like code deployments, service health fluctuations, configuration updates, and monitoring alerts into actionable insights for users. Our mission is to surface clear, high-fidelity signals that empower users to detect and resolve issues across their entire tech stack with confidence.

We are looking for a product-minded Staff Software Engineer with ML/AI expertise to serve as the technical lead for this initiative. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Data Scientists and Engineers to architect, productionize a high durability and low latency system. Our approach leverages cutting-edge technologies to deliver a seamless user experience that transforms how organizations manage operational challenges at scale. 

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

Lead technical effort to develop the architecture, patterns, and individual solutions to identify and investigate problems

Represent and evangelize the project across Datadog

Regularly speak with users to discover their needs and feedback

Navigate tradeoffs between thoroughness and time-to-market, understanding how to provide the right level of value to customers at the right time

Work with other Datadog teams to integrate their domain expertise into solution pathways

Mentor and grow other engineers on the team and beyond

Who You Are:

You’re passionate about ML/AI and have experience delivering ML-based solutions in the past

You have strong technical expertise to help software engineers, data scientists be more productive

You ship fast, route around blockers, and are comfortable working with ambiguity

You love talking with users

You’re happy to jump into any part of the stack and do whatever’s needed to move a project forward

You have a BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent experience

Datadog 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.

Benefits and Growth:

Get to build tools for software engineers, just like yourself. And use the tools we build to accelerate our development.

Have a lot of influence on product direction and impact on the business .

Work with skilled, knowledgeable, and kind teammates who are happy to teach and learn

Competitive global benefits

Continuous professional development

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

Datadog 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:$234,000—$300,000 USD

About Datadog: 

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.

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