Senior Staff Software Engineer

DataDog
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull time272,000 - 340,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Senior Staff Engineers at Datadog lead large-scale systems design, owning critical backend infrastructure and guiding architectural decisions across multiple teams. They drive high-impact projects from concept to production, optimize performance and reliability in distributed systems, mentor engineers, and shape the technical roadmap while balancing long-term strategy with execution.

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DataDog
DataDog
1 year ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Senior Staff Engineers at Datadog lead large-scale systems design, owning critical backend infrastructure and guiding architectural decisions across multiple teams. They drive high-impact projects from concept to production, optimize performance and reliability in distributed systems, mentor engineers, and shape the technical roadmap while balancing long-term strategy with execution.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Be the technical owner of multiple critical systems or architecture areas, often spanning several teams or product lines.
  • •Drive the design and delivery of high-scale, high-impact projects, from vision to execution in production.
  • •Build consensus and alignment across stakeholders on key architectural decisions and long-term strategy.
  • •Deeply investigate and optimize performance, reliability, and efficiency in large-scale distributed systems.
  • •Collaborate with Staff Engineers, Directors, and VPs across the company to shape Datadog’s technical roadmap.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 272,000 - 340,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityRemote WorkLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent practical experience
  • •10+ years of backend, infrastructure, or distributed systems engineering experience
  • •4+ years of experience leading complex technical initiatives and cross-team projects
  • •exceptional communication skills with the ability to align diverse stakeholders around a shared technical vision
  • •deep expertise in one or more core systems domains—distributed storage, event streaming, networking, data infrastructure, or large-scale observability
Experience:10+ yearsDistributed systemsBackendInfrastructureObservabilityReal-time
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Distributed systemsBackendObservabilityData storageReal-time streaming

Company Brief

DataDog
Provides a cloud-native monitoring and observability platform that unifies metrics, traces, logs, and security signals to help engineering, operations, and security teams monitor and troubleshoot modern applications and infrastructure.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2010
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