Software Engineer - Backend & Scalability
Software Engineer - Backend & Scalability
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Job Description
At Datadog were building the platform that enables engineers to monitor secure and scale their infrastructure and applications - powering reliability and performance across thousands of companies. We ingest trillions of data points each day and tackle challenges of scale speed and resilience.
Were looking for backend engineers who enjoy building reliable services and are excited to deepen their exposure to distributed systems. Whether youve worked on event pipelines scaling APIs or building internal tools youll help power the core services that support our observability and security products used by engineers around the world.
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 work-life harmony that best fits them.
What Youll Do:
- Build and maintain reliable backend services that process and store large volumes of data
- Contribute to internal platforms APIs and tools that power distributed products
- Collaborate with experienced engineers to design and implement scalable system components
- Ship production code in languages like Go Python or Java
- Learn and apply distributed system patterns through hands-on development mentorship and code reviews
- Participate in team discussions around technical design trade-offs and best practice
Who You Are:
- You have 3 years of experience building backend services in production environments
- Youre proficient in at least one backend language (Go Python Java C Rust etc.)
- Youve worked on systems that handle production trafficwhether APIs batch jobs or internal tools
- Youve had some exposure to distributed systems concepts (e.g. messaging scaling fault tolerance) and are excited to grow your expertise
- You value clean maintainable code and thoughtful software design
- You hold a BS/MS/PhD in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
This is a great opportunity for backend engineers who want to grow into distributed systems engineering while contributing to impactful production work from day one.
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.
Why Join:
- Learn from senior engineers with deep expertise in distributed systems
- Grow your impact through challenging projects mentorship and autonomy
- Work in a collaborative environment where knowledge-sharing and growth are prioritized
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 in-house 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.
Employment Type
Full Time
