Senior Software Engineer (Bazel)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Bazel): Building and optimizing build, test, and packaging tools for a large-scale monorepo with an accent on Bazel integration and CI performance. Focus on improving developer productivity, managing complex migrations, and scaling infrastructure to support hundreds of engineers.

Location: Must be based in Atlanta, Boston, or New York (Hybrid)

Salary: $244,000 — $305,000 USD

Company

Datadog is a monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, providing observability across infrastructure, applications, and logs.

What you will do

• Invent and maintain reliable build, test, and packaging tools for a massive monorepo.
• Optimize CI performance and compute efficiency to improve cache hit rates and reduce build times.
• Manage complex migrations and infrastructure changes across the codebase.
• Treat CI pipelines with the same rigor as production systems to ensure reliability.
• Contribute to the open-source Bazel ecosystem by upstreaming fixes and shaping new features.

Requirements

• Must be based in or able to work from Atlanta, Boston, or New York.
• Expertise in Bazel or proficiency in Go, Python, Java, Rust, or TypeScript.
• Experience working with large-scale codebases and complex build systems.
• Strong user-focused mindset to improve developer experience and tool usability.
• Ability to manage risky, high-impact changes that affect engineering velocity.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary, RSU equity, and employee stock purchase plan.
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and mental health support.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Hybrid workplace model emphasizing office collaboration and work-life harmony.
• Access to professional development, mentorship programs, and internal community guilds.