Senior Developer Advocate - Modern App Development

2 months ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
Datadog

Datadog

Datadog is the go-to monitoring platform for cloud applications, providing a complete suite of services to ensure optimal performance and user satisfaction.

IT Services
5K-10K
Founded 2010

Description

  • Help developers navigate AI-accelerated workflows and balance rapid prototyping with established engineering practices for performance, code health, and reliability.
  • Create authentic technical content that shares engineering insights with developers in person and online.
  • Build a feedback loop between developer communities and internal teams by translating real-world user experiences into product insights.
  • Advocate for developer needs internally and help shape the product roadmap.
  • Design and ship open-source boilerplate templates, quickstarts, and tools that simplify observability integration.
  • Support AI-native workflows and next-generation platforms such as Vercel and Supabase.
  • Work across cloud providers including AWS, GCP, and Azure.
  • Mentor and educate other engineers through technical guidance and community engagement.

Requirements

  • Approximately 10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Experience shipping applications from scratch or working in an early-stage startup environment.
  • Regular, day-to-day use of AI coding assistants and rapid-prototyping tools.
  • Comfort writing and debugging code across multiple programming languages, such as JavaScript/TypeScript or Python.
  • Experience with deployment paradigms across next-generation platforms and traditional cloud ecosystems.
  • Approximately 3+ years of experience in technical storytelling and community engagement.
  • A publicly available portfolio of peer-to-peer artifacts such as GitHub repositories, technical blogs, video walkthroughs, or public speaking presentations.
  • Strong interest in developer education, mentorship, and emerging technologies.
  • Active participation or leadership in developer communities such as meetups, Discord, Reddit, or open-source ecosystems is a plus.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with a yearly estimated range of $194,000 to $237,000 USD.
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
  • Variable compensation may be included.
  • Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
  • Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking.
  • Inclusive company culture with access to Community Guilds and internal Inclusion Talks.
  • Free global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
  • Healthcare, dental, parental planning, 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

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