Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems (ODP Governance)

📋 Description

• Build performant high scale distributed systems to handle the load of Datadog's biggest products
• Build relationships across teams and independently seek out the information needed to move work
• Become productive in unfamiliar systems and navigate ambiguity
• Anticipate technical dependencies and integration challenges early
• Recognize when a solution could benefit another product and take the initiative to explore it
• Connect engineering decisions to customer value, cost efficiency, and usability

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of experience
• Significant backend programming experience in one or more languages (Go, Java, Rust, C++)
• Distributed systems engineer with experience building high performance large scale systems
• Excellent communication skills (English)
• High proactivity and cross-team collaboration experience
• Excited about leveraging AI tools to enhance how you code, solve problems, and build – or eager to

🎁 Benefits

• 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
• Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+