Data Scientist – Early Career

The Team:

The Data Science team designs and builds algorithmically driven features in the Datadog app. We work across a range of applications, primarily focusing on the analysis of streaming data such as anomaly detection, error outliers, and faulty deployment analysis. 

 

The Opportunity:

As a Data Scientist in the Data Science team, you will work on improving the quality of the algorithms that power our growing suite of Watchdog products. You will work closely with our engineering and product partners to develop new algorithmically driven products. 

 

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture – the relationships that it builds, the creativity it brings to the table, and the collaboration of being together. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

 

What You’ll Do:

• Research and benchmark the latest algorithms that can be used for our use-cases
• Apply machine learning algorithms and statistical techniques to build new product features that work at high scale
• Deploy new features to production
• Present the latest academic research papers to your team
• Explore and find meaning in extremely high volumes of data
• Own your models, services, and infrastructure from end to end

Who You Are:

• You are in the process of receiving/have a degree in Data Science or related scientific field, or equivalent experience
• You are targeting a 2024 full-time start date
• You can explain complex ideas and algorithms in understandable ways
• You care about code simplicity and performance
• You have experience and interest working with data and building models
• You are excited to work on a user-facing product

Bonus Points (any of the following):

• You have experience applying machine learning to real business problems
• You’ve written production data pipelines
• You have experience working with high-scale systems and data

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That’s okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply. 

 

Benefits and Growth:

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups) and monthly company social events
• Relocation support and travel benefits
• Unlimited snacks and drinks in our office; catered lunches on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
• Beautiful offices in convenient locations with amazing views
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+

 

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

 

Please ensure that you submit your CV/resume in English.

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About Datadog: 

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.

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