Senior Staff Genai Engineer (Ai Engineering)

TL;DR

Senior Staff GenAI Engineer (AI Engineering): Leading the design, development, and deployment of ML/AI-powered features within the APM team with an accent on agentic workflows and state-of-the-art techniques. Focus on building automated investigation and triaging tools while mentoring engineers and influencing engineering culture.

Location: Hybrid

Salary: $272,000—$340,000 USD

Company

Datadog is a global SaaS business delivering growth and profitability, focused on infrastructure monitoring and enabling digital transformation.

What you will do

• Serve as the technical owner for GenAI initiatives within APM, leading the design, development, and deployment of ML/AI-powered features across multiple teams.
• Guide the long-term strategy and technical direction for GenAI workflows across APM and related products.
• Build and benchmark GenAI/ML models using state-of-the-art techniques.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build automated investigation and triaging tools.
• Influence product direction by bringing a strong product mindset.
• Actively mentor engineers and influence engineering culture through leadership in design reviews, technical talks, and working groups.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including 4+ years leading cross-team technical initiatives.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale GenAI/ML initiatives in a product-driven environment.
• Proficient in model development, deployment, evaluation, and optimization, with hands-on experience in building end-to-end ML systems.
• Ability to drive initiatives across cross-functional teams and solve ambiguous challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools and refine AI-generated output.

Nice to have

• Motivation to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering and contribute to building AI-enabled products.

Culture & Benefits

• Build tools for software engineers and use them to accelerate development.
• Have a lot of influence on product direction and impact on the business.
• Work with skilled, knowledgeable, and kind teammates.
• Competitive global benefits, including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits.
• 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and discounted employee stock purchase plan.
• Continuous professional development.