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Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Job in New York City, Richmond County, New York, 10261, USA
Listing for: Datadog
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-02
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Senior Developer, Software Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

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Overview

Distributed Systems engineers at Datadog design, implement and run in production the foundational platforms powering our applications. Your data pipelines will ingest, store, analyze and query in real-time billions of events per second from companies all over the globe. The platforms are optimized for durability, high availability, low latency, internet-scale footprint and operability.

Datadog values office culture, collaboration and creativity, and we operate as a hybrid workplace to support work-life harmony.

What You’ll Do
  • Build fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable solutions running in multi-tenant environments
  • Write in Go, Java, Rust or C++, amongst other languages
  • Use Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, Elasticsearch and other open-source components
  • Own meaningful parts of our service, have an impact, grow with the company
Who You Are
  • You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience
  • You have significant backend programming experience in one or more languages (Go, Java, Rust, C++)
  • You have been exposed to working on problems with high durability and low latency requirements
  • You can get down to the low level when needed
  • You care about simple designs and performance
  • You want to work in a fast, high-growth environment that respects its engineers and customers

This job may be available in various departments; to conform to US export control regulations, some roles may require eligibility for authorizations from the US government.

About Datadog

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering growth and profitability by helping customers break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age. We enable digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring across customers’ technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across industries. We champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth.

Learn more about #Datadog Life on Instagram, Linked In, and Datadog Learning Center.

Equal Opportunity at Datadog

Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.

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Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.

Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
  • Software Development
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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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