Staff AI Engineer (AI Engineering)

TL;DR

Staff AI Engineer (AI Engineering): Building AI-driven workflows for natural-language data analysis, assisted graph generation, and automated investigations within Datadog Notebooks with an accent on industry-leading AI-powered features. Focus on developing robust agent systems and coordinating with other product teams interested in leveraging Notebooks in their AI-powered workflows.

Location: Hybrid workplace.

Company

Datadog is a global SaaS business delivering growth and profitability, focused on breaking down silos and solving complexity in the cloud age through infrastructure monitoring and digital transformation.

What you will do

• Spearhead AI initiatives within Notebooks, serving as the technical owner for the design, development, and deployment of ML/AI-driven features.
• Shape the long-term technical direction and strategy for AI workflows within Notebooks and related products.
• Champion the full development cycle from rapid prototyping and defining success metrics/evaluations to running experiments, iterating, and achieving production-ready scale and reliability.
• Drive product direction with a strong user focus, always advocating for the best end-user experience.
• Coordinate with other leaders and product teams interested in leveraging Notebooks in their AI-powered workflows.
• Develop robust agent systems, including tools, retrieval and planning strategies, guardrails, prompt management/evaluations, fallbacks, and human-in-the-loop processes.

Requirements

• You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, as well as experience acting as a technical lead
• Proven track record of leading large-scale AI/ML initiatives in a product-driven environment
• You have significant experience in model deployment, development, training, fine-tuning, and evaluation
• You are passionate about mentoring others and cultivating a high-performing engineering culture.
• You’re excited about leveraging AI tools to enhance how you code, solve problems, and build

Culture & Benefits

• 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