Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Ops & Maintenance (ATOM)

Datadog, Inc.; Paris (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

ESPP

Professional development

Mentor program

Inclusion talks

Mental health benefits

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Datadog is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and scale our foundational architecture in the Autonomous Ops & Maintenance team. You will synthesize data into knowledge, engineer AI-driven components, and build reliable systems for automated modifications.

The role blends research and production, owning features end-to-end, tackling ambiguous problems, and ensuring reliability and observability in multi-tenant environments. Hybrid work culture at Datadog supports work-life harmony.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering.
• BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Go.
• Comfort building and operating production services end to end, owning features and components.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience using AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validating AI output.
• Bonus: Kubernetes, workflow orchestration, or AI agents.

Responsibilities

• Lead a greenfield initiative from inception to scale, shaping foundational product architecture and engaging with users to refine concepts.
• Build mission-critical solutions that customers depend on daily.
• Build fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable solutions in multi-tenant environments.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

AI tooling usage

End-to-end ownership

Education

BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field

Tools

Kubernetes

Workflow orchestration

AI agents

Job description

The Autonomous Ops & Maintenance (ATOM)Team is developing an innovative platform that leverages artificial intelligence and automated systems to empower engineering groups in safely executing complex operations and software maintenance. Their primary objective is to minimize repetitive toil while delivering the precise visibility, oversight, and trust necessary to run automated solutions in mission-critical environments.

Consider it an intelligent virtual collaborator operating alongside development and infrastructure engineers, directly offloading routine operational overhead that currently requires manual intervention.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us design and scale our foundational architecture. In this role, you will synthesize vast technical datasets into rich structured knowledge, engineer AI-driven components capable of analyzing intricate operational workflows, and construct highly reliable systems to execute automated modifications seamlessly.

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a greenfield initiative from inception to scale, shaping foundational product architecture, engaging directly with users to refine early concepts
• Build mission-critical solutions that customers depend on daily
• Build fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable solutions running in multi-tenant environments

Who You Are:

• You have 6+ years of experience
• You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience
• You are proficient in Go
• You are comfortable building and operating production services end to end: You will independently own features and components, work through ambiguous technical problems, and be responsible for the reliability, observability, and operational quality of what you ship
• You have experience with large scale distributed systems
• You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output
• Bonus Point: You have experience with Kubernetes, workflow orchestration systems, or building AI agents

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:

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
• Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
• Competitive global benefits

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About Datadog:

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

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