Senior Software Engineer - Action Platform
Core
Design and build the Private Action Runner (PAR) system enabling Datadog products and AI agents to securely run actions inside customer infrastructure with authentication, permissions, and auditing controls.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer transitioning to Engineering Manager
Builds
Secure action execution layer for Datadog products and AI agents
Domain
Observability, Security, Cloud Infrastructure, AI Backend Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
High-scale system architecture, AI backend system design, AI coding tools proficiency, team leadership, production issue resolution, feature deployment, code simplicity and performance optimization
Preferred skills
Prior experience mentoring or leading small teams, passion for advancing AI in software engineering
Technologies
AI coding tools, AI Backend systems
Responsibilities
Solve scaling bottlenecks in critical services, design high-scale architectures, deploy features with progressive rollouts, investigate and fix production issues, plan key projects, mentor a team of 3 engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC transitioning to Management
