Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Overview As a Distributed Systems Engineer at Datadog, you design and run fault-tolerant, scalable platforms that process real-time, billions of events. You will work within a multi-tenant environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver durable, low-latency infrastructure. You’ll leverage open-source components and modern languages to own meaningful parts of our service and drive impactful improvements. This role offers the chance to contribute to a fast-growing, engineer-first culture and to apply AI tools to enhance coding and problem solving. Compensation / BenefitsRSUsESPPprofessional developmentmentor/buddy programinclusion talksmental health benefits ResponsibilitiesBuild fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable solutions in multi-tenant environmentsWrite in Go, Java, Rust or C++, among other languagesUtilize open-source components such as Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, ElasticsearchOwn meaningful parts of the service and contribute to growth and impact Key requirementsBS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experienceSignificant backend programming experience in one or more languages (Go, Java, Rust, C++)Experience with high durability and low latency systemsAbility to work at low-level when neededFocus on simple designs and performanceInterest in a fast, high-growth startup environment that respects engineers and customersInterest in leveraging AI tools to enhance coding and problem solvingcollaborationproblem-solvingcuriosityGoJavaRust