Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Software Engineer will focus on developing AI-assisted tools that enhance the productivity of Datadog's developers by automating tasks like test generation and bug fixing. Proficiency in backend programming languages such as Go, Java, or Python, along with experience in large language models and developer tools, is essential. This position is ideal for a seasoned engineer with a passion for generative AI and a collaborative mindset, suited for a fast-paced startup environment. Datadog emphasizes a culture of creativity and teamwork, fostering an atmosphere where engineers can thrive.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Datadog's career page.
- Datadog has 437 other open roles including Engineering Manager l - AI Platform - Evaluation & Annotation, Distinguished Architect, AI, Customer Success Associate - Dublin (DACH).
- 2358 active Python roles on Joblaze right now.
- 742 active Java roles on Joblaze right now.
- 712 active Go roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for AI/ML (median ~$190,000).
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer - AI Code Gen - Agent Engineer role remote?
- It's hybrid — Datadog expects some on-site time in New York, New York, USA.
- What's the salary range?
- Datadog lists $187,000–$240,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer - AI Code Gen - Agent Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Datadog is hiring for this position in New York, New York, USA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Large Language Models, Java, Go, Python, Generative AI.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Datadog targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer - AI Code Gen - Agent Engineer role at Datadog.
From the original posting
We’re a new team building AI-assisted tools to make Datadog developers more effective, by autonomously generating tests, fixing bugs, and improving performance.
We’re looking for a product-minded generalist to help us quickly define and ship products that make all Datadog customers 10x developers.
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:
- Work closely with our users, designers, PMs, and data scientists on cutting edge and delightful LLM-based agents.
- Work on prompts, evals, and agent tools for working with code, and on the engineering to productionize these systems and integrate them with Datadog products.
- Prototype and see what works well in the real world, iterate closely with our users, and then ship.
- Follow the latest research on LLM prompting, agents, and code editing.
- Work with other Datadog teams to expand capabilities, for example integrating with the Datadog IDE extensions to deliver a CoPilot-like assistant, or Dynamic Instrumentation to collect more runtime data from production and pre-production environments.
Who You Are:
- You’re a backend engineer with at least 5 years of professional experience (Go, Java, Python) who values code simplicity and performance. You’ve shipped software that uses LLMs to production.
- You are passionate about Generative AI and its ability to help software engineers be more productive.
- You have relevant experience with Large Language Models, large-scale systems and data sets, machine learning, or adjacent fields.
- You are a great community ambassador and can drive hard technical conversations towards a pragmatic solution.
- You want to work in a fast, high-growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customers.
- You have experience writing developer tools (such as IDEs, static code analysis tools, or compilers).
- You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output
- You’re motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products
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:
- Get to build tools for software engineers, just like yourself. And use the tools we build to accelerate our development.
- Have a lot of influence on product direction and impact on the business.
- Work with skilled, knowledgeable, and kind teammates who are happy to teach and learn.
- Competitive global benefits.
- Continuous professional development.
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
#LI-Hybrid
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 is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
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