Staff Software Engineer - Product Analytics

9 hours, 11 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
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

  • Partner with engineering, product, and design to architect and deliver a backend platform for product analytics workloads.
  • Lead technical initiatives for long-term data storage and retrieval across year-plus behavioral datasets.
  • Design distributed query systems for funnel, retention, and segmentation analysis.
  • Build caching and optimization layers for large analytical queries.
  • Evaluate build-vs-buy options and integrate open-source or third-party tools when appropriate.
  • Define the technical roadmap for Product Analytics and align multiple engineering teams around shared architectural goals.
  • Work across organizations to connect product needs with internal or external technologies.
  • Provide technical mentorship and help develop senior engineers on the team.

Requirements

  • BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of backend engineering experience.
  • Strong background in distributed systems and large-scale data processing.
  • Deep experience with SQL, query optimization, and large analytical datasets.
  • Comfortable leading build-vs-buy evaluations and integrating open-source or third-party systems.
  • Effective communicator who can explain technical tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Product-minded with strong judgment about customer value.
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output.
  • Bonus: motivation to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to AI-enabled products.

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 networking and support.
  • Inclusive company culture with access to Community Guilds (employee resource groups).
  • Competitive global benefits.
  • Giving programs.
  • Hybrid workplace with flexibility to support work-life harmony.

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