We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer with deep experience in AI/ML to join Datadog’s Graphing organization. The Graphing organization develops Datadog’s suite of core tools: Dashboards, Notebooks, Sheets, search capabilities, and data-visualization toolkits used across Datadog. This role focuses on powering AI-driven workflows for natural-language-queries, graph generation, automated investigations, and related capabilities at scale.
What You’ll Do
Act as a technical leader driving GenAI/ML projects from concept to production.
Build and benchmark GenAI/ML models using state-of-the-art techniques.
Establish a high standard of technical excellence for ML development in Graphing.
Mentor engineers and influence engineering culture through design reviews, technical talks, and working groups.
Influence product direction by bringing a strong product mindset to your work, always advocating for the end user.
Guide teams through ambiguity, scaling challenges, and evolving requirements with clear technical direction.
Who You Are
You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience.
10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including experience as a technical lead.
Proven track record of leading large-scale GenAI/ML initiatives in a product-driven environment.
Significant experience in model deployment, development, training, fine-tuning, and evaluation.
Ability to drive initiatives across cross-functional teams and solve ambiguous challenges.
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Growth
Get to build tools for software engineers, just like yourself, and use the tools we build to accelerate development.
Influence product direction and impact on the business.
Work with skilled, knowledgeable, and kind teammates who are happy to teach and learn.
Competitive global benefits.
Continuous professional development.
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of employment and the nature of employment with Datadog. Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience. Datadog offers a wide range of benefits including healthcare, dental, parental planning, mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and an employee stock purchase plan.
Base pay range:
$234,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr
About Datadog:
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS company helping organizations manage cloud-native environments with monitoring, security, and observability solutions.
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Job details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Software Development