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Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Datadog· Distributed Systems
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Hybrid (France, multiple cities)Full-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Distributed Systems engineers at Datadog design, implement and run in production the foundational platforms powering our applications. The platforms are optimized for durability, high availability, low latency, internet-scale footprint and operability. Relates to real-time ingestion, storage, analysis and querying of billions of events per second in multi-tenant environments.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Qualifications

  • BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience
  • Significant backend programming experience in one or more languages (Go, Java, Rust, C++)
  • Experience with problems requiring high durability / low latency
  • Ability to work at low-level where needed
  • Cares about simple designs and performance
  • Desire to work in a fast, high-growth startup environment that respects engineers and customers
  • Excitement about leveraging AI tools to enhance coding and problem solving
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and to validate, critique, and refine AI output

Skills

Required:BS/MS/PhD in scientific field or equivalentBackend programmingLow-latency / high-durability systems

Benefits

  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
  • Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program
  • Inclusive company culture and community Guilds
  • Inclusion Talks, internal panel discussions
  • Free global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
  • Competitive global benefits
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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