Staff Software Engineer - Logs Observability Pipelines

Datadog is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape the future of our Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) Logs offering, unifying observability pipelines with log management software deployed in customer infrastructure. This role focuses on building and scaling systems that process, route, and store high-volume observability data within customer-managed environments. As a hands-on technical leader, you will drive architecture, cross-team delivery, and product direction.

• Make customer-controlled deployments feel like a managed Datadog product: deployment, upgrades, configuration, observability, diagnostics, reliability, and secure operation across diverse customer cloud environments.
• Build and scale high-throughput systems for log processing, routing, and transformation across distributed environments.
• Lead cross-team initiatives, aligning engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver complex, multi-team projects.
• Design and implement software that runs reliably in customer cloud infrastructure.
• Improve system performance, scalability, and cost efficiency through trade-off analysis and capacity planning.
• Contribute hands-on to critical code paths, debugging, and deployment challenges.

• Significant experience building software installed, deployed, and operated in customer environments.
• Strong expertise in distributed systems, scalability, performance optimization, and high-throughput data processing.
• Proficient in systems-level programming (e.g., Go, Rust, or C++) and understanding of diverse environments (e.g., Linux).
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and troubleshooting infrastructure/networking issues.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes in production.
• Track record of leading large, cross-functional engineering efforts and influencing technical direction.

• Generous and competitive benefits package.
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan.
• Continuous career development and pathing opportunities.
• Employee-focused best-in-class onboarding.
• Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program.
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture.

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, including healthcare, dental, parental planning, mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan. The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role is $244,000—$305,000 USD.