Senior Software Engineer - Query Connectors
Senior Software Engineer - Query Connectors
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Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who brings strong backend and distributed systems experience to join our CrossProduct Query (XPQ) organization. As part of the Query Connectors team youll help build and maintain critical data connectivity infrastructure while constantly exploring and adapting to new technologies and data platforms.
This role combines deep backend expertise with a passion for learning new technologies. While experience with databases and query systems is valuable were primarily looking for engineers who have built robust distributed systems and are excited about expanding their technical breadth.
At Datadog we place value in our office culture the relationships that it builds the creativity it brings to the table and the collaboration of being together. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our employees can create a worklife harmony that best fits them.
What Youll Do:
- Design and implement distributed systems that enable seamless data connectivity across Datadogs ecosystem
- Lead technical discovery processes with product teams to understand their data access requirements
- Build and optimize backend services that power our data connectivity infrastructure
- Explore and evaluate new technologies to enhance our connector capabilities
- Collaborate extensively with teams across Datadog to ensure connectors meet their specific needs
- Drive the adoption of new technologies and best practices within the team
- Opportunity to contribute to opensource projects and broader industry initiatives making a meaningful difference beyond our platform.
Who You Are:
- You have 5 years of relevant industry experience
- Strong background in building and maintaining backend distributed systems
- Experience with highthroughput reliable service design and implementation
- Quick learner who enjoys exploring and adopting new technologies
- Excellent problemsolving skills with complex distributed systems
- Background in databases or query systems is a plus but not required
- Strong proficiency in at least one of our core languages: Java Go or Rust
Technical Environment:
- Programming Languages: Java Go Rust
- Query Engines: Trino DataFusion
- Storage Systems: Postgres Apache Iceberg Cassandra Elasticsearch
- Cloud Platforms: AWS GCP Azure
- Infrastructure: Docker Kubernetes Terraform
- Build Systems: Bazel
- CI/CD: GitLab
- Workflow Orchestration: Temporal
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. Thats okay. If youre passionate about technology and want to grow your skills we encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Growth:
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development product training and career pathing
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for inhouse networking
- An inclusive company culture ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
- Access to Inclusion Talks our internal panel discussions
- Free global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6
- Competitive global benefits
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
