Staff Software Engineer – Bits AI (EMEA)

Datadog is building AI-assisted agents to help our users solve operational and security related problems in an automated way. This ambitious project consumes data about our customers’ systems, discovers potential problems, proposes solutions, and offers those solutions to users with manual and automated steps. The goal for the team is to provide pathways to resolve problems identified across Datadog products.

We’re looking for a security-minded Staff Software Engineer with ML/AI or security engineering (SIEM) experience to be the technical lead for the effort. We are not building models directly; rather, we’re employing appropriate technologies, including but not limited to generative AI, to provide this experience for users.

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

What You’ll Do:

• Lead technical effort to develop the architecture, patterns, and individual solutions to investigate and remediate problems
• Collaborate closely with data scientists and engineers to develop the next generation of Datadog’s features
• Represent and evangelize the project across Datadog
• Regularly speak with users to discover their needs and feedback
• Navigate tradeoffs between thoroughness and time-to-market, understanding how to provide the right level of value to customers at the right time
• Work with other Datadog teams to integrate their domain expertise into solution pathways
• Mentor and grow other engineers on the team and beyond

Who You Are:

• You’re passionate about Generative AI and its ability to help software engineers and security engineers be more productive and keep systems more secure
• You ship fast, route around blockers, and are comfortable working with ambiguity
• You love talking with users
• You’re happy to jump into any part of the stack and do whatever’s needed to move a project forward
• You may have been a founder or early builder at a startup– this is a similar kind of effort
• You have a BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent experience

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: 

• High income earning opportunities based on individual performance
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message
• Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
• Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions
• Free, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
• Competitive global benefits
• Giving programs

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

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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