Senior Platform Engineer (Observability)
As a Senior Platform Software Engineer (Observability), you must possess strong technical skills and a strong sense of empathy for your fellow developers. You will work closely with other talented engineers, architects and senior stakeholders to architect, implement, and deliver on our roadmap.
Your primary area of focus will be building and supporting our Observability platform (Datadog) and ensuring that the platform can scale.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- You have a developer first mentality with a deep empathy for the challenges of modern software development.
- You have a demonstrated track record of full-lifecycle product development from inception to happy customers.
- You are comfortable presenting your ideas to all levels of management including technical and non-technical audiences.
- Be able to explain not only the “hows” but also the “whys” in the technical areas that you are responsible for.
- Willingness to learn from your colleagues and have a natural curiosity for the technical topics around you.
- Collaborate across the enterprise to drive consensus and understanding.
Qualifications and Experience
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of professional software development experience.
- Experience delivering large and small codebases across multiple languages such as Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, Go, etc.
- Strongly held test practices regardless of language or tools.
- Automation first mindset with strong holistic understanding of architecture
- Deep knowledge of modern API architecture (RESTful, GPC)
- Strong understanding of foundational concepts in computer science such as data structures, algorithms (search, sort, graphs, etc.).
- Strong understanding of algorithm runtimes and how that translates into memory and runtime cost.
- Record of delivering documentation alongside code using frameworks such as Markdown.
- Deep knowledge of source control, branching & release strategies, pull requests and automated quality gates using tools such as GitHub or Bitbucket.
- Deep knowledge of CI/CD such as Github Actions, Bamboo, Jenkins
- 5+ years of experience in public cloud (AWS) in building services using cloud native technologies including Kubernetes, Docker, serverless, etc.
- Demonstrate deep experience in rethinking/reimagining existing product/platform architectures as they migrate to the cloud. This includes decomposing monoliths, scalability, resiliency, observability, and security.
- Ability to articulate and implement a vision while inspiring our large developer community to join forces.
- A commitment to growing and mentoring talent with the goal of building a world class development culture.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to design and produce high quality technical deliverables.
- Strong 3+ years of working knowledge of the Datadog platform with ability to interact directly with customers and build good working relationships.