Datadog
Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems
$192K–$240K
Boston, Massachusetts, USA +12 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jan 27, 2022
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Remote
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Remote - US
Virginia, United States - Experience
- 6+ years of experience.
- Education
- BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Some roles may require eligibility for any required US government authorizations under US export control regulations.
About the job
Design, build, and operate large-scale distributed data platforms and pipelines that process billions of events per second.
What you'll do
- Build fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable solutions for multi-tenant environments.
- Write software in Go, Java, Rust, C++, or other languages, using open-source components.
- Own meaningful parts of services and help operate foundational production platforms.
What they ask for
- Significant backend programming experience in one or more languages: Go, Java, Rust, or C++.
- Experience with problems involving high durability or low latency, and ability to work at a low level when needed.
- Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day work and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output.
Nice to have
- Motivation to explore how AI can improve software engineering practices and contribute to AI-enabled products.
Pay
$192,000 — $240,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Go, Java, Rust, C++, Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, Elasticsearch
AI focus
Use AI coding tools in daily workflows, validating and refining their output; optionally help advance AI-enabled engineering practices and products.
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