Senior Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (AI): Building AI-assisted tools to enhance Datadog developers' effectiveness by autonomously generating tests, fixing bugs, and improving performance with an accent on cutting-edge LLM-based agents. Focus on productionizing these systems, integrating them with Datadog products, and expanding capabilities with other Datadog teams.

Location: Hybrid workplace in Paris, France

Company

Datadog is a global SaaS business delivering growth and profitability.

What you will do

• Collaborate with users, designers, PMs, and data scientists on LLM-based agents.
• Work on prompts, evals, and agent tools for working with code, integrating them with Datadog products.
• Prototype and iterate closely with users to deliver effective solutions.
• Follow the latest research on LLM prompting, agents, and code editing.
• Work with other Datadog teams to expand capabilities, such as integrating with Datadog IDE extensions.

Requirements

• Backend engineer with at least 5 years of professional experience (Go, Java, Python) and values code simplicity and performance.
• Experience shipping software that uses LLMs to production.
• Passionate about Generative AI and its ability to help software engineers be more productive.
• Relevant experience with Large Language Models, large-scale systems and data sets, machine learning, or adjacent fields.
• Experience writing developer tools (such as IDEs, static code analysis tools, or compilers).

Culture & Benefits

• 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.
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
• Competitive global benefits.