Application Performance Engineer – Datadog

Talener; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital rights media company seeks an experienced Application Performance Engineer to optimize observability tools for AWS applications. This hybrid role requires strong expertise in Datadog, teamwork, and cloud monitoring. The position offers competitive hourly pay plus a chance to work in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Opportunity to work with a dynamic, collaborative engineering team

Comprehensive benefits package

Supportive management focused on growth

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience implementing and administering Datadog.
• At least 2 years of hands-on AWS DevOps experience, including ECS Fargate.
• Strong understanding of security and monitoring in cloud-native platforms.

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer Datadog observability tools including APM, logs, and synthetics.
• Set up and troubleshoot application and serverless monitoring.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve monitoring standards.

Skills

Datadog

AWS DevOps

Java

Node.js

.NET

Python

CloudWatch

Job description

Our client is the largest digital rights media company in the U.S., a performing rights organization with over 100 years of history. Based in the heart of New York City, they protect musicians and artists through advocacy, copyright protection, and royalty distribution.Theyare seeking an experienced Application Performance Engineer to lead the management and optimization of observability tools for AWS-based applications. While Datadog experience is strongly preferred, candidates with hands-on expertise in New Relic, AppDynamics, or Dynatrace will also be considered.

Job Title:Application Performance Engineer

Duration:6 + Month Contract

Location:Hybrid schedule:Requires onsite presence 3 days per weekin Midtown, NYC (Only local candidates will be considered)

Pay Rate:$70.00 – $80.00 per hour. (W2 only)

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer Datadog observability tools including APM, logs, infrastructure, and synthetics.
• Set up and troubleshoot application and serverless monitoring.
• Build and maintain customized dashboards.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and system anomalies.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve monitoring standards and tool usage.
• Document processes and create training materials for internal use.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience implementing and administering Datadog monitoring solutions (strong preference).
• Candidates with equivalent experience using New Relic, AppDynamics, or Dynatrace will also be considered.
• At least 2 years of hands-on AWS DevOps experience, including ECSFargate, CloudWatch, and Lambda.
• Strong understanding of security, monitoring, and performance aspects of cloud-native platforms and applications.
• Experience with instrumentation and performance monitoring of applications in Java, .NET, Node.js, and Python.

Benefits/Perks

• Opportunity to work with a dynamic, collaborative engineering team.
• Comprehensive benefits package offered.
• Supportive management focused on growth and success.

If interested in learning more, please do apply directly or contact Adam Deutsch w/[e-mail]

#LI-Hybird

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Our client is the largest digital rights media company in the U.S., a performing rights organization with over 100 years of history. Based in the heart of New York City, they protect musicians and artists through advocacy, copyright protection, and royalty distribution. They are seeking an experienced Application Performance Engineer to lead the management and optimization of observability tools for AWS-based applications. While Datadog experience is strongly preferred, candidates with hands-on expertise in New Relic, AppDynamics, or Dynatrace will also be considered.

Job Title: Application Performance Engineer 

Duration: 6 + Month Contract 

Location: Hybrid schedule: Requires onsite presence 3 days per week in Midtown, NYC (Only local candidates will be considered)

Pay Rate: $70.00 – $80.00 per hour. (W2 only) 

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer Datadog observability tools including APM, logs, infrastructure, and synthetics.
• Set up and troubleshoot application and serverless monitoring.
• Build and maintain customized dashboards.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and system anomalies.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve monitoring standards and tool usage.
• Document processes and create training materials for internal use.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience implementing and administering Datadog monitoring solutions (strong preference).
• Candidates with equivalent experience using New Relic, AppDynamics, or Dynatrace will also be considered.
• At least 2 years of hands-on AWS DevOps experience, including ECS Fargate, CloudWatch, and Lambda.
• Strong understanding of security, monitoring, and performance aspects of cloud-native platforms and applications.
• Experience with instrumentation and performance monitoring of applications in Java, .NET, Node.js, and Python.

Benefits/Perks

• Opportunity to work with a dynamic, collaborative engineering team.
• Comprehensive benefits package offered.
• Supportive management focused on growth and success.

If interested in learning more, please do apply directly or contact Adam Deutsch w/ Talener at [e-mail]

#LI-Hybird 

 

 

 

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