Staff Software Engineer - Logs Observability Pipelines [New York]
Core
Building and scaling high-throughput observability pipelines for Datadog's Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) Logs offering, enabling customers to deploy and manage log processing in their own infrastructure.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Systems/Infrastructure)
Builds
Customer-deployed log processing, routing, and storage systems for BYOC environments
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Observability / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems design, Systems-level programming (Go, Rust, C++), Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes), Cross-functional leadership, Capacity planning
Preferred skills
None explicitly stated
Technologies
Go, Rust, C++, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Linux
Responsibilities
Design and implement software for customer-managed cloud environments, Build high-throughput log processing systems, Lead cross-team initiatives for complex projects, Optimize system performance and cost efficiency, Debug and resolve deployment challenges in customer environments
Seniority
Staff, hands-on technical leader with mentorship responsibilities