Senior Software Engineer - Code Gen

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Senior Software Engineer - Code Gen

Senior Software Engineer - Code Gen

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New York NY USA
Hybrid
192K-240K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
We are building the monitoring and security platform for developers IT ops teams and business users in the cloud age.
The Role
Lead security for a code-generation product: design and implement secure frameworks review code and architecture for best practices contribute across the SDLC build secure sandbox and cloud-hosted agent infrastructure and develop core authentication/authorization libraries while collaborating with product and engineering teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

]The Bits Code product is Datadog's cutting-edge coding agent designed to take all of our rich telemetry and convert that into meaningful impactful fixes for customers. You'll work with our product-focused engineers to design build and secure a best-in-class sandbox environment cloud-hosted agent infrastructure and the product surface that will reach a large portion of Datadog's user base. We're looking for someone to own the security of this hugely important work.

At Datadog we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do: 

  • Design and implement frameworks that help the team deliver secure software force-multiplying your knowledge

  • Review source code architecture diagrams and product specs to ensure they meet security best practices

  • Contribute meaningfully to the team's architecture and code by working alongside engineers at every step of the SDLC process

  • Actively contribute to core libraries for authenticating and authorizing access to our agent

Who You Are: 

  • 5+ YOE

  • Significant exposure to distributed systems and LLM applications including designing and maintaining them over time

  • Deep knowledge of secure architecture and coding best practices

  • You have demonstrated the ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate critique and refine AI-generated output.

  • Experience working on impactful products and putting the customer first not arbitrary technical constraints

  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment cutting through ambiguity to deliver well-reasoned solutions

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:

  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

  • Continuous professional development product training and career pathing

  • Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking

  • An inclusive company culture ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)

  • Access to Inclusion Talks our internal panel discussions

  • Free global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+

  • Competitive global benefits

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

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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.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:
$192000$240000 USD

About Datadog: 

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications infrastructure data models and security into one place using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. 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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Skills Required

  • 5+ years of experience
  • Significant exposure to distributed systems and LLM applications including designing and maintaining them
  • Deep knowledge of secure architecture and secure coding best practices
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools and validate critique and refine AI-generated output
  • Experience working on impactful products with customer-focused decision making
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and handling ambiguity to deliver solutions

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Datadog Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare StrengthMedical dental and vision coverage paired with dedicated mental‑health access (including free annual sessions for employees and dependents) and gender‑affirming care indicates robust healthcare support. Fitness reimbursements further reinforce preventative wellness.
  • Parental & Family SupportFully paid gender‑neutral parental leave alongside family‑forming support (adoption fertility preservation surrogacy) and childcare assistance shows strong backing for growing families. Pet‑related assistance in eligible offices expands family‑oriented offerings.
  • Equity Value & AccessibilityAn employee stock purchase plan with a discount and RSUs for many roles broaden access to ownership. This equity mix enhances total rewards beyond base pay.

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HQ: New York NY
6500 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

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.

Why Work With Us

At Datadog we learn from and celebrate each other daily - each win is a team win. Datadogs solve tough problems innovate pragmatically and grow together. We promote from within provide mentorship and opportunities for career development and support our colleagues in the process. Best of all? We truly love what we do.

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