Senior Software Engineer - Code Analysis

Datadog’s Code Analysis is building the next generation of developer tools for our customers to deliver Datadog visibility and monitoring to their code base. We will use tools such as static analysis and vulnerability scanners to detect and prevent both quality and security vulnerabilities in code before they get into production.

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:

• Collaborate closely with our PM and Product Designer to iterate quickly on features and capabilities
• Develop new infrastructure, services and workflows to support our growing product in a sustainable way
• Lead technical effort to develop the architecture, patterns, and individual solutions to investigate and remediate problems
• Own and drive relationships with major stakeholders, helping to prioritize on impact towards the team’s north starRepresent and evangelize the project across Datadog
• Participate in a team on-call rotation to troubleshoot and solve issues with our tools

Who You Are:

• Experience building out robust customer-facing products made up of services, data stores and data streams prioritizing customer impact and sustainability
• Proven ability to work closely with product and internal teams to architect solutions at high scale
• You have significant experience in one or more backend languages, such as Go, Python or Java; and with different types of data stores, such as PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Redis or ElasticSearch
• You understand the common industry patterns for ensuring high availability and performance in distributed systems
• Passionate to work in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment providing leadership and direction for a highly technical team
• You have experience with or interest with static analysis tools or an interest in this area

Bonus points:

• You've worked at high scale with systems like Redis, Cassandra, Kafka
• You wrote your own data pipelines once or twice before
• You have significant experience with Go, Java, or Python

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 & 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)
• Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
• Competitive global benefits

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

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

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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