Senior Software Engineer - Action Platform

We are looking for a strong technical leader to join the Private Action Runner team, part of the larger Action Platform group and help shape one of the core execution layers behind Datadog’s action-taking and remediation capabilities. Private Action Runner (PAR) enables Datadog products and AI agents to securely run actions inside customer infrastructure with controls for authentication, permissions, auditing and safe execution. The role will be hands-on, covering architecture, implementation, reliability and collaboration with teams integrating PAR across Datadog.

It also offers leadership exposure through leading a team of 3 engineers, with the expectation that the role will quickly transition into a formal Engineering Manager 1 position as the team grows.

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: (Describe role responsibilities here)

Solve a scaling bottleneck in a critical service

Deploy a new feature to production, progressively rolling it out with feature flags

Investigate and fix a production issue from a service your team owns

Design a way to scale up a service for more traffic

With your team, plan the most important projects to work on next

Mentor and lead a small team of 3 engineers

Who You Are: (Describe role qualifications here)

You have significant experience in one or more languages

You value code simplicity and performance

You can design architecture to solve problems at high scale

You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience

You want to work in a fast, high-growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customers

You’re excited about leveraging AI tools to enhance how you code, solve problems, and build – or eager to learn how

You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and build, validate, and refine AI-generated output in products

You can design AI Backend systems, with awareness of quality, cost, and latency tradeoffs

You are willing to lead and support a small group of engineers

Bonus: You have previous experience mentoring or leading small teams as a tech lead or team lead

Bonus: You’re motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products

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: (Describe opportunities offered here)

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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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.

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