Datadog
Senior Developer Advocate - Modern App Development
$172K–$215K
California, USA, Remote +4 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 5, 2026
- Location
- California, USA, Remote
Nevada, USA, Remote
Texas, USA, Remote
Washington, USA, Remote
New York, United States - Experience
- Approximately 10+ years of software engineering experience and approximately 3+ years of technical storytelling and community engagement.
About the job
Helps developers adopt sound engineering practices in AI-accelerated workflows by creating technical content, open-source tools, and feedback loops that improve observability and inform Datadog’s product roadmap.
What you'll do
- Create peer-to-peer technical content and share engineering insights with developer communities.
- Build open-source templates, quickstarts, and tools for observability integrations across AI workflows, platforms, and cloud providers.
- Translate developer experiences into product insights and advocate for user needs internally.
What they ask for
- Approximately 10+ years of software engineering experience.
- Approximately 3+ years of technical storytelling and community engagement, with a publicly available portfolio.
- Experience writing and debugging code across multiple programming languages, such as JavaScript/TypeScript or Python.
- Regularly use AI coding assistants and rapid-prototyping tools in development workflows.
Nice to have
- Active participation, contribution, or moderation in developer communities.
Pay
$172,000 — $215,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Vercel, Supabase, AWS, GCP, Azure
AI focus
Explore how AI coding assistants and rapid-prototyping tools affect software workflows; guide developers in balancing rapid prototyping with performance, code health, and reliability; build observability integrations for AI-native workflows.
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