— Datadog’s Graphing organization builds Dashboards, Notebooks, Sheets, search capabilities, and data-visualization toolkits used across the product. This role focuses on powering AI/ML-driven workflows, including natural-language queries and graph generation, at scale.
We’re seeking a technical leader with deep AI/ML expertise to design, train, evaluate, and deploy GenAI/ML models, identify opportunities to apply GenAI models in graphing workflows, and help us excel in this domain.
Datadog values collaboration and offers a hybrid work environment to support work-life harmony.
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 with a strong product mindset, 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 acting 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 encourages applicants who may not meet every qualification but are passionate about technology and eager to grow.
Benefits and Growth
Build tools for software engineers and use the tools we build to accelerate development.
Influence product direction and impact on the business.
Collaborate with skilled, knowledgeable, and kind teammates.
Competitive global benefits and ongoing professional development.
Benefits may vary by country and employment type. Datadog offers a salary and equity package with potential variable compensation; actual compensation is based on skills, qualifications, and experience. Benefits include healthcare, dental, parental planning, mental health benefits, 401(k) with match, PTO, fitness reimbursements, and discounted employee stock purchase plan.
Estimated salary
for this role at Datadog: $234,000—$300,000 USD per year.
About Datadog
Datadog is a global SaaS company helping customers break down silos and simplify cloud complexity through digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring. We’re built by engineers for engineers and champion diversity, innovation, and professional development. Learn more about Datadog life and culture on social channels and the Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity
Datadog is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. See our Candidate Legal Notices for reference. If you need accessibility accommodations, please submit the form provided on the Careers page.