Staff Software Engineer - Release Platforms

We are looking for a Staff Engineer to help us expand and scale our internal Kubernetes resource management and deployment automation systems within Datadog. As part of the Release Platforms group you will help design and drive the internal systems that allow our Engineers to safely and reliably release code into our global cloud infrastructure, deploying single-cluster and multi-cluster services to hundreds of Kubernetes clusters, thousands of times a day. You can expect to make key technical decisions relating to our next-generation Kubernetes resource management and distribution mechanisms, in addition to expansion of our automated deployments platform. You will drive and collaborate on projects both inside and outside the platform. 

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

What You'll Do:

• Design and drive high-priority, high-visibility projects to increase the platform's value, resilience, and scalability across multiple teams.

• Provide technical leadership across one or several areas of the platform

• Lead and guide other engineers through architectural platform decisions

• Identify potential system risks and trends in reliability and design solutions to address them

• Provide input on prioritizing engineering-led initiatives in short- and long-term planning and roadmaps

• Collaborate with internal engineering teams to understand their requirements and how we plan for their product growth

Who You Are:

• You have led cross-team initiatives in a platform or infrastructure-focused environment for several years

• You have led impactful technical initiatives in an environment where performance, cost efficiency, ease of use, and resilience/operability are first-order concerns

• You have significant back-end programming experience and have architected, built, and operated distributed systems to solve problems at a high scale

• You enjoy mentoring and coaching other engineers to become even stronger

• You have a BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent experience

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)

• 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.

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