Staff Software Engineer (Core Observability)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (DevOps): Ensuring internal observability use cases are met with reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency with an accent on leveraging Datadog's own platform at scale. Focus on shaping long-term observability strategy, elevating engineering quality, and mentoring other senior engineers.

Location: Hybrid in Paris, France.

Company

Datadog is a global SaaS business delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability, breaking down silos and solving complexity in the cloud age.

What you will do

• Translate organization-wide observability needs into actionable technical strategies that influence product roadmaps and engineering priorities.
• Lead delivery of complex, multi-org initiatives—from problem framing through production deployment—at global scale.
• Architect resilient, scalable solutions to cross-org challenges including disaster recovery, telemetry ingestion, and multi-region readiness.
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, product, and security teams to align observability practices, improve internal platforms, and shape roadmap direction.
• Improve operational excellence company-wide by refining SLOs, on-call processes, automation, and runbooks to reduce risk and improve reliability.
• Act as the senior technical authority for all telemetry production and consumption, guiding long-term strategy and alignment.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software or systems engineering with a focus on large-scale distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in observability domains including metrics, logs, traces, telemetry pipelines, and reliability frameworks.
• Proven operational experience owning or building critical infrastructure, including on-call participation.
• Skilled at navigating ambiguity and turning complex technical or organizational challenges into clear action plans.
• Experienced in leading long-term architectural transformations and cross-org technical initiatives.
• Strong communicator with the ability to build alignment and understanding across diverse technical and non-technical audiences.

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 with Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups).
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
• Competitive global benefits.