Staff Engineer leading log management initiatives at Datadog, architecting scalable backend systems for ingestion, querying, and AI-driven insights. Collaborates with PMs, mentors engineers, and drives technical strategy in ambiguous environments.
234k – 300k/yr
HybridBackend Engineering
About the role
What You’ll Do:
Partner with Product Managers to define ambiguous product requirements and determine the most impactful solutions for customers
Lead technical strategy and execution and design systems surrounding log query performance and ingestion at scale
Explore and prototype new capabilities and collaborate on initiatives spanning AI-powered log management, security and business operations, advanced query capabilities, and external data sources
Mentor engineers across levels and contribute to growing a high-performing, collaborative team culture
Who You Are:
Deep experience architecting and scaling backend systems, with a strong focus on data-intensive or distributed infrastructure
Excel in ambiguous environments, demonstrating pragmatic decision-making
Partnered effectively with Product Managers and customers to define product direction and ship impactful features
Expertise in debugging complex systems and optimizing performance across real-time data pipelines
Bring curiosity and drive to explore emerging technologies such as AI and automated observability
Lead by example and enjoy helping others grow through mentorship and collaboration
Benefits and Growth:
Generous and competitive benefits package
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
Employee-focused best in class onboarding
Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program
Staff engineer builds and scales high-throughput log processing pipelines for customer-managed infrastructure, focusing on observability data routing and storage. Requires expertise in distributed systems, systems programming (Go/Rust/C++), Kubernetes, and cloud platforms.
234k – 300k/yr
HybridBackend Engineering
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