Staff Software Engineer – Logs Observability Pipelines
Datadog is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help shape the future of our Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) Logs offering by unifying observability pipelines and on-prem log management into a seamless customer experience. This role will focus on building and scaling systems that process, route, and store high-volume obser
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Staff Software Engineer – Logs Observability Pipelines at Datadog in New York City. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Datadog is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to help shape the future of our Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) Logs offering by unifying observability pipelines and on-prem log management into a seamless customer experience. This role will focus on building and scaling systems that process, route, and store high-volume obser
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- Drive the architecture and technical direction for unifying observability pipelines and on-prem observability storage into a cohesive BYOC Logs experience
- 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 within customer-managed infrastructure, including on-prem and cloud environments
- Improve system performance, scalability, and cost efficiency through thoughtful trade-off analysis and capacity planning
- Contribute hands-on to critical code paths, debugging, and deployment challenges in customer environments
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- 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
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- 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
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