Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems (ODP Governance)

Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems (ODP Governance)

ODP Governance is a cross platform team working in the biggest Datadog products (Metrics, Logs, APM) with the mission of giving customers governance tools to control costs and data hygiene of their telemetry.

Our team builds cost controls and governance tools that help Datadog’s enterprise customers manage data ingestion, reduce unwanted data, and prioritize the telemetry that delivers the most value.

Build performant high scale distributed systems to handle the load of Datadog’s biggest products
Build relationships across teams and independently seek out the information needed to move work forward.
Become productive in unfamiliar systems and navigate ambiguity.
Anticipate technical dependencies and integration challenges early.
Recognize when a solution could benefit another product and take the initiative to explore it.
Connect engineering decisions to customer value, cost efficiency, and usability.

You have 6+ years of experience
You have significant backend programming experience in one or more languages (Go, Java, Rust, C++) 
Distributed systems engineer with experience building high performance large scale systems. 
Excellent communication skills (English).
High proactivity and cross-team collaboration experience
You’re excited about leveraging AI tools to enhance how you code, solve problems, and build – or eager to learn how
You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output
Bonus: You’re motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products

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.