AI-Driven People Systems Engineer

Jobzhr; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global and US benefits

RSUs and employee stock purchase plan

401(k) Plan and match

Flexible time off

Paid parental leave

Gym reimbursement

Career development and pathing

Mentor program

Inclusive workplace culture

Job summary

Datadog’s People Technology team is building the future of AI at work. We’re looking for a People Systems Developer to design and deploy AI-native workflows that transform how we hire, develop, and support our employees.

This is a high‑impact hands‑on builder role with strong autonomy and direct stakeholder partnership to productionize AI‑enabled systems across talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, and internal service delivery. We operate in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of software engineering or advanced automation experience.
• Experience building LLM-powered features in production.
• Strong API integration and workflow automation experience.
• Familiarity with HR systems like Workday or Greenhouse.
• Ability to translate complex technical systems into business solutions.
• Commitment to privacy and responsible AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy AI-enabled workflows from PoCs to production.
• Prototype with LLMs and automation frameworks and productionize successful ideas.
• Integrate AI capabilities with Workday, Greenhouse, Slack, Snowflake, Jira, and Google Workspace.
• Collaborate with People Analytics, HRBPs, IT, Legal, and Security to ensure usable and compliant solutions.
• Evaluate AI tools and vendors through hands-on testing.
• Enable the People team to adopt AI safely and effectively.
• Aim to reduce manual workflows by at least 20% through AI-driven automation.

Skills

LLM-powered features

API integration

Workflow automation

HR systems familiarity

Independent work

Stakeholder collaboration

Privacy & responsible AI

Tools

n8n

Zapier

Workato

Claude Code

Cursor

Workday

Greenhouse

Job description

Datadog’s People Technology team is building the future of AI at work. We’re looking for a People Systems Developer to design and deploy AI-native workflows that transform how we hire, develop, and support our employees.

This is a high‑impact hands‑on builder role with strong autonomy and direct stakeholder partnership to productionize AI‑enabled systems across talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, and internal service delivery. We operate in a hybrid work environment.