Role Overview

Join Datadog as a Senior AI Engineer - APM Features in Paris France and revolutionize how developers troubleshoot complex distributed systems. Datadog's APM Features team is at the forefront of observability meeting cutting-edge AI. We're building intelligent experiences that transform noisy telemetry data from traces metrics and logs into actionable insights using LLMs and agentic workflows. This is an early-stage highly exploratory role where you'll prototype test and iterate on production-grade AI solutions for real customer problems. As one of the first AI Engineers in EMEA you'll shape local AI practices collaborate closely with global peers and drive the future of AI-powered troubleshooting at Datadog a leading cloud monitoring and security platform.

Datadog NASDAQ: DDOG is a global SaaS leader delivering growth profitability and innovative solutions to break down silos in the cloud age. Our hybrid workplace in Paris fosters creativity collaboration and work-life harmony. If you're passionate about AI observability and shipping reliable systems apply now to make an impact.

Key Responsibilities at Datadog

As a Senior AI Engineer you'll lead the charge in AI-driven APM innovation. Here's what you'll do daily:

• Design and build AI-powered troubleshooting features for APM workflows using LLMs and agentic systems to help users resolve performance issues swiftly.
• Help users diagnose and resolve performance issues by synthesizing large volumes of observability data including traces metrics and logs.
• Prototype experiment and iterate on AI-driven experiences using evidence and user feedback to guide decisions and focus on real user value.
• Define inputs outputs and success criteria for LLM-based systems operating in evolving and sometimes ambiguous environments.
• Build agentic workflows with strong guardrails balancing autonomy safety correctness and reliability.
• Lead features end-to-end in collaboration with peers and partners from problem discovery through production and iteration.
• Design and maintain evaluation loops including offline evaluations benchmarks and A/B tests to ensure system quality.
• Write and own production backend services contributing to reliable scalable systems at Datadog scale.

Expect to work on distributed systems fundamentals observability concepts and hands-on with tools like OpenTelemetry and Datadog APM.

Qualifications & Requirements

We're seeking a senior product-minded engineer ready to thrive in dynamic spaces. Key qualifications include:

• A senior product-minded engineer with experience shipping AI systems to production.
• Comfortable working in evolving problem spaces and proactively identifying meaningful opportunities to build.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs or agentic systems including prompting tooling evaluation and guardrails.
• Experience using AI coding tools such as Cursor Claude Code or similar with the ability to reflect on what worked what didn’t and why.
• A strong sense for correctness failure modes and how to measure and improve quality in AI systems.
• Comfortable experimenting learning from outcomes and iterating thoughtfully.
• Solid ML and applied science fundamentals including experiment design and statistics.

Bonus points for exposure to agent frameworks tool-use orchestration RAG indexing large-scale telemetry data familiarity with SLO/SLA practices incident response hands-on with distributed tracing systems OpenTelemetry Datadog APM profilers or logs and metrics pipelines plus distributed systems and observability concepts. Datadog values diverse backgrounds—if you're passionate about technology we encourage you to apply even if you don't check every box.

Salary & Benefits

Competitive compensation awaits top talent in Paris. Estimated salary range: €85,000 - €130,000 yearly based on experience plus equity. Datadog offers exceptional perks:

• 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 including comprehensive health insurance for family
• Hybrid workplace with commuter benefits fitness reimbursements and more

Benefits may vary by country but Datadog prioritizes employee well-being and growth.

Why Join Datadog?

Datadog is more than a monitoring platform—we're pioneers in cloud observability security and AI. Work on APM features that power Fortune 500 companies solve real-world performance puzzles and leverage massive telemetry datasets. Our Paris team offers hybrid flexibility strong office culture and global impact. Grow with mentors join guilds access mental health support and shape AI engineering in EMEA. With profitability and hyper-growth Datadog is the place for ambitious engineers passionate about DevOps cloud monitoring and AI innovation.

Paris location means tapping into Europe's tech hub while enjoying Datadog's collaborative vibe. Be part of breaking down cloud complexity—apply today!

How to Apply

Ready to build the future of AI-powered APM at Datadog? Submit your application now. Highlight your AI production experience LLM expertise and observability passion. We review applications on a rolling basis—don't wait! Questions? Reach out to our Paris recruiting team. Datadog is equal opportunity employer valuing diversity inclusion and innovation.