The Opportunity
In KV Platform, we build foundational, managed distributed key-value datastores which scale with Datadog’s diverse customer base. Our work powers Datadog’s core products, fast growing set of features, and critical internal platforms.
We’re looking for a product-minded platform engineer who's passionate about building world class distributed storage that scales efficiently while maintaining millisecond performance and enables Datadog to ship products at scale faster.
What You’ll Do:
- Scale and build the next phase of our datastores that are growing 20% QoQ internally.
- Drive the technical direction for systems that process 10s of millions of RPS and stateful systems that manage 100s GB/s
- Work with our internal users to quickly build features and distributed systems which allow them to access their key-value data
- Design Machine Learning enabled migration solutions that store data in the best storage backend transparently based on client usage.
Who You Are:
- You ship fast, communicate efficiently, route around blockers, and are comfortable working with ambiguity.
- You’re passionate about data storage, experienced with high-scale data modeling and API design.
- You love talking with users and quickly prototyping new solutions to their problems.
- You know the tradeoffs to make to deliver a project quickly without compromising reliability.
- You’re happy to jump in and do whatever’s needed to move a project forward.
- You’ve built distributed systems at scale but maybe not Databases before.
- Bonus points if you keep up with the latest industry research and development.
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Growth
- Competitive global benefits
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
About Datadog:
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, 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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