Software Engineering Intern — Build Real-Time Cloud Systems

Datadog; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Travel benefits

Office snacks

Job summary

Datadog is seeking Software Engineering Interns to help build and scale the systems powering its observability and security platform. Interns contribute across backend, frontend, infrastructure, data engineering and developer tooling while learning from experienced engineers and mentors.

This internship is in a hybrid Datadog office setup in New York or Boston with a January 4 – April 23, 2027 internship window and a 2028 full-time start date for some roles; relocation and travel benefits may

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong CS fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Comfortable coding in one or more programming languages and open to AI-assisted tools.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to production systems that process and analyze large-scale observability data in real time.
• Build and improve distributed systems across backend infrastructure, developer platforms, and cloud-native services.
• Help identify and solve performance, reliability, and scalability challenges in critical services.

Skills

CS fundamentals

Programming languages

AI coding tools

Education

Pursuing CS/Software Eng degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

Cloud-native infra

Job description

Datadog is seeking Software Engineering Interns to help build and scale the systems powering its observability and security platform. Interns contribute across backend, frontend, infrastructure, data engineering and developer tooling while learning from experienced engineers and mentors.

This internship is in a hybrid Datadog office setup in New York or Boston with a January 4 – April 23, 2027 internship window and a 2028 full-time start date for some roles; relocation and travel benefits may