# Staff Software Engineer

**Company:** [Datadog](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/datadog)
**Location:** Boston, MA, New York, NY
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $234k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Data Visualization, Runtime Profiling, Streaming Systems, Data Storage Engines, System Architecture, Performance Optimization, Scalable Systems, Technical Leadership, AI Tools
**Posted:** 2026-01-21

> Staff Software Engineer leads design, architecture, and delivery of high-scale systems like data storage engines and monitoring products. Requires 10+ years experience, 4+ years technical leadership, and BS/MS/PhD or equivalent.

## Job Description

## The Opportunity

Datadog’s Staff Engineers are technical leaders building solutions for next five years of growth. They deliver industry-leading systems in data visualization, virtual runtime profiling, and planet-scale streaming; lead design and architectural problems; and improve company-wide standards.

**Examples of projects:** designing new data storage engine (hundreds of millions records/second), leading new products like synthetics or profiling, rebuilding services for massive scale.

## Requirements
- BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of relevant engineering experience
- 4+ years of technical leadership experience (manager or technical leader)
- Led design and delivery of industry-leading systems with deep expertise or broad impact

## You will
- Be technical owner of critical architecture
- Own delivery of systems from beginning-to-end at full scale
- Dive deep into performance, invent efficient approaches at scale

## Bonus
- Excited about leveraging AI tools for coding, problem-solving, and building (or eager to learn)

**Compensation:** $234,000—$300,000 USD yearly, plus equity, variable compensation, comprehensive benefits (healthcare, dental, 401(k) match, PTO, fitness, ESPP). Actual based on skills, qualifications, experience.

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