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What is Datadog?
Datadog offers a dynamic playground for engineers, revolutionizing monitoring, security, and analytics.
Dive into cutting-edge technology, working alongside top talent to craft innovative solutions for real-world
challenges. Fuel your passion for problem-solving and make a tangible impact in a rapidly evolving tech
landscape.
With over 700 integrations, 5,000+ employees (2,000+ in engineering), and 27,000+ customers including
industry giants like Airbnb and Salesforce, we're at the forefront of tech. Monitor billions of containers
daily, spanning millions of hosts, across multi-cloud environments.
What is the opportunity / why should I join?

We are looking for talented engineers like you to join one of a variety of backend teams that are evolving
via our Madrid, Paris and Lisbon hubs.
If you are interested in being a core part of product development, collaboration with the full product
lifecycle, or want to bring purpose to new feature development, then we have a place for you
Does this role require me to relocate?

This opportunity would require you to be based in Madrid, Paris or Lisbon.
We would be able to support a working visa alongside relocation support which we will take on a case by
case basis. The visa approval process timeline may vary however we will be doing everything we can to
create a smooth transition for you, should our support be needed.
What does the compensation look like?

We would be happy to take note confidentially of your expectations and discuss this further, however we
would consider our compensation band highly competitive, alongside a number of benefits which I will be
happy to share with you.
If you want to see what others are saying about this, check out our Glassdoor
What’s the working policy at Datadog? If hybrid, how many days in-office?
We require you to partake in a hybrid working model of 3 days per week in-office with your team.
Alongside some truly awesome office perks, working in person increases informal moments of connection
and impromptu conversation, helping to drive performance and our culture in ways that fully remote work
does not.
What responsibilities will I have as a Software Engineer at Datadog?

Generalist focus at Datadog consists of backend development work mostly in one of the following
languages: Python, Go, Java, and Rust. In addition the role could include close collaboration with
frontend engineers to develop APIs that power the interface of the product.
The backend development portion of this role normally involves development against our commonly used
APIs and datastores like postgres, cassandra, and redis. The developer's focus is on the business logic
that brings these systems together for a new purpose or product. At times we need to develop a new
system, schema, or datastore for a unique purpose and that too may fall into the scope of this role.
Collaboration with Frontend engineers may include the APIs that power human facing interfaces, such as
the web-app of our product, or they may stop at the machine facing interfaces, i.e. APIs used by customer
or partner systems. Hence the developer can partner closely with Product Managers and Frontend
engineers to understand the workflows of API and web-app users.
* Please note we also have more specialized engineering roles available, for example Distributed
Systems, Systems and Tooling, and Frontend teams alongside Systems Development teams, so if you
feel you are better suited to another space, please let me know!
How many team members can I expect to see in the office and which teams are represented?
This number is consistently growing throughout our Madrid and Lisbon offices, these are new spaces that
in the beginning acted as an extension of the Paris teams, now they are official datadog hubs with
distributed teams totalling 60 or more per location, commonly you will be working with 8 people (as an
example; 4 members in Madrid, 2 in Lisbon and 2 in Paris) with opportunities throughout the year and
meet and collaborate with the wider team.
What does the interview process look like? How much time will be required?
We have 2 stages consisting of 5 interviews in total at present; 1st stage is tech engineering interview and
if all goes well we go to panel interview with the remaining 4 interview with a mix of tech and competency,
we will prepare you throughout the process
Do teams use Agile/Scrum? What’s the typical composition of each team?

Teams have up to 8 engineers with embedded product designers and managers, team will have a em
acting as team lead, you will being a team specializing in backend
In terms of Agile, we have these methodologies in place but we are not very rigid on this and it will vary
per team
What are the opportunities for internal mobility inside Datadog? Is it possible to relocate?
There are an ever growing number of opportunities for internal mobility and this is something we like to
prioritize, so there is plenty of opportunity for this depending on where you want to go in your career.
Regarding relocation, it is possible within datadog within locations where we already have an entity
What tech stack do you have at Datadog?

A little bit of everything, java go and python are our most represented languages, with opportunity to
move into new stacks, this is something we are open if you are open to learn
Does Datadog offer access to external events and hackathons?

Yes, we do! It terms of external events, we love to get involved and you are more than welcome to
request to go to events with the support of datadog
Does Datadog sponsor internal/external events and conferences?

Yes, we do! We have monthly, weekly, knowledge sharing events and demos, innovation weeks,
hackathons and team gatherings alongside party pups

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What is Datadog?

What is the opportunity / why should I join?

Does this role require me to relocate?

What does the compensation look like?

What responsibilities will I have as a Software Engineer at Datadog?

Do teams use Agile/Scrum? What’s the typical composition of each team?

What tech stack do you have at Datadog?

Does Datadog offer access to external events and hackathons?

Does Datadog sponsor internal/external events and conferences?

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