Senior Rust Engineer – Streaming Platform Client

Dormont Manufacturing Co; United States; Hybrid; USD 192,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New hire stock equity (RSUs)

Continuous professional development

Free global mental health benefits

Job summary

Datadog is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Streaming Platform Client team, focused on building and optimizing core infrastructure that handles high-throughput messaging. You’ll implement resilient client interactions, champion developer experience, and lead critical technical projects.

The ideal candidate is proficient in low-level languages like Rust, excels in collaborative settings, and is committed to enhancing user experience. The role offers a hybrid workplace to foster work-life harmony.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in low-level languages, preferably Rust.
• Experience with performance optimization and debugging systems.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement interactions between client libraries and control plane.
• Optimize high-throughput, low-level streaming library.
• Lead technical projects with end-to-end accountability.

Skills

Low-level programming languages (ideally Rust)

Performance optimization

Complex system debugging

User experience commitment

Collaboration

Tools

Large-scale streaming systems (e.g., Kafka)

Job description

Datadog is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Streaming Platform Client team, focused on building and optimizing core infrastructure that handles high-throughput messaging. You’ll implement resilient client interactions, champion developer experience, and lead critical technical projects.

The ideal candidate is proficient in low-level languages like Rust, excels in collaborative settings, and is committed to enhancing user experience. The role offers a hybrid workplace to foster work-life harmony.