Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Core
Building and scaling backend services for a high-scale observability platform serving tens of thousands of companies.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Builds
Production backend services, features, and scaling solutions for the Datadog platform
Domain
SaaS / Observability / High-scale distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend development, system architecture for high scale, feature flag implementation, production troubleshooting, AI coding tools proficiency
Preferred skills
AI tool integration, AI product contribution
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Solve scaling bottlenecks in critical services, deploy new features with feature flags, investigate and fix production issues, design service scaling strategies, plan key projects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC