Job Description
As a Staff Software Engineer on Datadog’s Cloud FinOps team you will help shape how the company understands analyzes and optimizes its cloud infrastructure spend. This role sits at the intersection of engineering finance and executive leadership building the systems and insights that drive company-wide decisions about infrastructure usage AI usage and efficiency. You will design scalable solutions that improve cost attribution forecasting and visibility across Datadog’s multi-cloud environment. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence strategic decisions solve complex infrastructure efficiency challenges and help define the future of FinOps capabilities at Datadog.
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 evolve internal platforms and tools that provide visibility into Datadog’s cloud infrastructure costs across AWS GCP and Azure.
- Partner with Finance Engineering and Executive Leadership to analyze cloud spend trends and inform strategic decisions.
- Develop scalable models and systems for cloud cost attribution across complex shared infrastructure.
- Build forward-looking FinOps capabilities that help teams proactively manage and optimize infrastructure usage.
- Work cross-functionally with engineering leaders to understand system architecture and translate infrastructure usage patterns into actionable cost insights.
- Influence company-wide initiatives around cost efficiency forecasting and infrastructure planning.
- Raises team performance by leading by example building systems and patterns that improve productivity and autonomy by guiding with pragmatic technical judgment while being a hands-on contributor.
Who You Are:
- Experience designing or operating distributed systems at scale.
- Proven ability to lead large cross-organizational technical initiatives and influence senior stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to engineering finance and executive audiences.
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure platforms such as AWS GCP or Azure.
- Ability to operate autonomously in ambiguous problem spaces and develop scalable solutions.
- Interest in infrastructure efficiency cost attribution and FinOps-style problem domains.
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:
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
- Employee-focused best in class onboarding
- Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
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.
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
- Experience designing or operating distributed systems at scale
- Ability to lead large cross-organizational technical initiatives
- Strong communication skills
- Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms
- Ability to operate autonomously in ambiguous problem spaces
- Interest in infrastructure efficiency and cost attribution
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Datadog Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Healthcare Strength—Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage is paired with company-provided mental-health access and support for gender-affirming care. Fitness reimbursements in eligible locations further bolster wellbeing.
- Parental & Family Support—Fully paid gender-neutral parental leave and extensive family-forming benefits (adoption fertility preservation surrogacy) are highlighted. Childcare subsidies and pet-related support where eligible add practical family assistance.
- Equity Value & Accessibility—New-hire RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan at a discount provide broad ownership opportunities. Feedback suggests these equity programs meaningfully complement cash compensation in many roles.
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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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