Staff Engineer (Java/Go)

TL;DR

Staff Engineer (Java/Go): Building shared platform capabilities for an observability data platform with an accent on distributed systems, cost intelligence, operational tooling, and developer experience. Focus on designing scalable services, influencing architecture across multiple teams, and improving reliability, platform health, and engineering autonomy.

Location: Hybrid role based in Dublin, Ireland; Madrid, Spain; or Paris, France.

Company

Datadog develops SaaS observability and monitoring products for engineering and operations teams.

What you will do

• Lead strategic engineering initiatives across the Observability Data Platform.
• Design and build scalable capabilities for cloud cost allocation, trend analysis, and optimization recommendations.
• Develop operational intelligence and self-service tooling for platform health, incident troubleshooting, and operational efficiency.
• Create reusable platform services and developer workflows that reduce operational complexity and increase engineering autonomy.
• Influence architecture across teams, mentor engineers, and raise engineering standards through hands-on contributions.
• Participate in on-call rotations and improve platform reliability, observability, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Experience designing and building large-scale SaaS or cloud platforms with deep distributed systems expertise.
• Strong software architecture and system design skills, with experience leading complex initiatives across multiple teams.
• Platform engineering mindset and experience building reusable capabilities for engineering organizations.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including influencing technical direction without direct authority.
• Backend experience with Java and Go, plus distributed infrastructure such as Kafka and Kubernetes.

Nice to have

• Experience with observability platforms, internal developer platforms, operational tooling, developer productivity solutions, or AI-powered engineering workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid workplace designed to support collaboration and work-life harmony.
• Competitive benefits package that varies by country and employment arrangement.
• New-hire stock equity and employee stock purchase plan.
• Career development, structured onboarding, mentoring, and cross-departmental buddy programs.
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture.