Staff Engineer - Data Semantics
Core
Lead technical direction and build semantic infrastructure for Datadog's observability platform, bridging OpenTelemetry, cloud telemetry, and customer data models to power AI capabilities and product experiences.
Role type
Staff Engineer (Technical Lead)
Builds
Semantic infrastructure, schema evolution systems, and interoperability standards for telemetry data.
Domain
Observability, Data Semantics, Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Large-scale data infrastructure design, OpenTelemetry, Schema design, Technical leadership, Cross-team influence, On-call incident management
Preferred skills
Knowledge graphs, AI-assisted developer tooling, Metadata systems
Technologies
OpenTelemetry, Cloud provider telemetry stacks
Responsibilities
Lead technical direction while remaining hands-on in design and delivery; Build and scale semantic infrastructure; Drive platform initiatives for schema evolution and standardization; Partner with engineering and product teams to define standards; Mentor engineers through design reviews and career development; Participate in on-call rotations for critical production incidents
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
