Staff Engineer, Cloud Networking & Multi-Cloud

Datadog; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 244,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits

RSUs

Employee stock purchase plan

Career development

Mentor program

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Datadog’s Cloud Networks team designs, builds, and maintains the production network infrastructure that powers our platform across AWS, GCP, Azure, and beyond. In this role, you’ll set the technical direction for scaling our multi-region, multi-cloud network footprint while preserving reliability and performance.

You’ll partner with internal teams and cloud providers to troubleshoot connectivity, integrate new networking capabilities, and drive cost-efficient improvements.

Qualifications

• Deep networking expertise including BGP, route policies, and large-scale networking considerations.
• Experience designing, building, and evolving Software-Defined Networks (SDN).
• Willingness to operate production infrastructure and participate in on-call rotations.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate cloud network infrastructure across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Neoclouds.
• Own connectivity between clouds, customers, and developers with scalable, secure paths.
• Set technical direction for expanding data centers while maintaining stability and performance.
• Improve cross-site and cross-region connectivity to support platform growth.
• Lead investigations into latency, packet loss, and connectivity failures with cloud providers.
• Identify network-related cost-saving opportunities that impact business health.

Skills

Networking expertise

BGP & routing

SDN design & operation

On-call ownership

Job description

Datadog’s Cloud Networks team designs, builds, and maintains the production network infrastructure that powers our platform across AWS, GCP, Azure, and beyond. In this role, you’ll set the technical direction for scaling our multi-region, multi-cloud network footprint while preserving reliability and performance.

You’ll partner with internal teams and cloud providers to troubleshoot connectivity, integrate new networking capabilities, and drive cost-efficient improvements.