Software Engineering Intern: Real-Time Observability

Datadog, Inc.; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Travel benefits

Snacks and catered lunches

Job summary

Datadog, Inc. is seeking Software Engineering Interns to help build and scale the company’s observability and security platform.

You’ll contribute to backend, frontend, infrastructure, data engineering, and developer tooling while learning from experienced engineers and mentors. You’ll work on systems processing and analyzing massive metric, log, and application data in real time, with exposure to Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Targeting a 2027 full-time start date.
• Demonstrate strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Comfortable coding in one or more languages and open to AI-assisted tooling.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to production systems that process and analyze large-scale observability and application data in real time.
• Build and improve distributed systems across backend infrastructure, developer platforms, and cloud-native services.
• Identify and solve performance, reliability, and scalability challenges in critical services.
• Own and deliver technical projects from design through deployment with guidance from mentors.
• Develop expertise with Kubernetes, distributed systems, and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Collaborate with interns, mentors, and engineers to deliver impactful software at global scale.

Skills

Strong CS fundamentals

Programming experience

Team collaboration

AI coding tools familiarity

Education

Pursuing a degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud-native infrastructure

Distributed systems

Job description

Datadog, Inc. is seeking Software Engineering Interns to help build and scale the company’s observability and security platform.

You’ll contribute to backend, frontend, infrastructure, data engineering, and developer tooling while learning from experienced engineers and mentors. You’ll work on systems processing and analyzing massive metric, log, and application data in real time, with exposure to Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure.