Associate Product Designer

Rozgoo; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Professional development

Mentor program

Company social events

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Datadog's Associate Designer Program (ADP) is a 12-month rotational program designed to accelerate early-career designers. You’ll move through three design rotations, tackling high-impact challenges across our product ecosystem, while learning from mentors who push your craft and strategic thinking.

You’ll collaborate with product managers and engineers, design, test, and ship concepts, and build a diverse portfolio within a fast-moving, global environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing/holding a degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.
• Portfolio demonstrating human-centered design with interaction and visual design skills.
• Ability to translate ideas into prototypes and code.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through 3 product design teams over 12 months to build skills across problem spaces.
• Collaborate with product managers to understand customer needs and success criteria.
• Design, test, and ship concepts through prototypes into production.
• Document and present designs to stakeholders to gain buy-in.
• Work with engineers to understand technical constraints and opportunities.

Skills

Portfolio quality

Prototyping

Human-centered design

HCI knowledge

Collaboration

Communication

Figma

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's in CS or HCI

Tools

Figma

Vibecoding

Generative AI tools

Job description

Join Datadog's Product Design Team!

We're looking for early-career product designers who move fast, turn complexity into clarity through thoughtful design and clear communication, and are eager to elevate their craft with AI.

At Datadog, design is how we make the invisible complexity of modern software visible and actionable, helping engineers keep their systems reliable and their teams empowered. Our team designs the tools developers around the world rely on every day - real-time dashboards, data visualizations, incident workflows, and the design systems that power them.

Datadog's Product Design team is growing rapidly and expanding into new user spaces and refining our most impactful products. This is your chance to contribute to an ever-evolving technology landscape and help shape how millions of developers experience Datadog and, in turn, how they do their work every day.

The Associate Designer Program (ADP) is a 12-month rotational program built for speed, growth, and learning. You'll move through three design rotations, each focused on solving high-impact, real-world challenges across our product ecosystem. You'll design, test, ship, and learn at pace. You'll collaborate directly with product managers, engineers, and senior designers, guided by dedicated mentors who push your craft and strategic thinking. By the end of the program, you'll have developed diverse knowledge of Datadog's portfolio and built the skills to design confidently in a fast-moving, global environment.

Students can sign up anytime for a free Datadog Pro account!

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 You'll Do:

• Rotate through 3 product design teams over 12 months, building your skills across different problem spaces.
• Work closely with design leaders and product managers to understand how our customers use Datadog and what they need to succeed.
• Bring ideas to life through research, prototyping, and interaction design, then ship them in production.
• Document and present your design to the team and work to get buy-in from key stakeholders.
• Collaborate directly with engineers to understand technical constraints and opportunities.

Who You Are:

• You are in the process of receiving/ have a degree in Computer Science or Human Computer Interaction or related field, or equivalent experience
• You are able to start full-time beginning fall 2026
• Have a portfolio with a solid foundation in human-centered practices that showcases strong interaction and visual design skills
• Ability to express ideas via rich stories, prototypes and code
• Aptitude to come up with novel, simple solutions for complex problems
• Experience with Figma or similar design tools
• Experience with Vibecoding and GenerativeAI tools
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, curiosity and eagerness to learn and grow
• Passion for creating a high-quality user experience, down to those little details that matter

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you're passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth:

• Mentorship opportunities with team members, leadership, and beyond
• Continuous professional development and product training opportunities
• Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• In-person intern cohort and monthly company social events
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee r