Role Overview

Join Datadog's groundbreaking AI team in Paris, France as a Senior Software Engineer - AI Code Gen - Agent Engineer. We're building revolutionary AI-assisted tools that autonomously generate tests, fix bugs, and optimize performance for Datadog developers. This is your chance to create products that make all Datadog customers 10x more productive developers.

As a product-minded generalist, you'll work on cutting-edge LLM-based agents that transform how engineers build and maintain cloud applications. Datadog's hybrid workplace in Paris combines office collaboration with work-life harmony, fostering creativity and relationships that drive innovation.

Key Responsibilities at Datadog

• Work closely with users, designers, product managers, and data scientists to develop delightful LLM-based AI agents for code generation.
• Engineer sophisticated prompts, evaluation frameworks, and agent tools optimized for code manipulation and analysis.
• Productionize AI systems at scale and integrate them with Datadog's observability platform.
• Rapidly prototype solutions, validate with real users, and iterate to deliver production-ready features.
• Track and implement latest research breakthroughs in LLM prompting, AI agents, and automated code editing.
• Collaborate with Datadog product teams to expand AI capabilities across the platform ecosystem.
• Build integrations with Datadog IDE extensions to deliver CoPilot-like real-time developer assistance.
• Leverage Dynamic Instrumentation to collect rich runtime data from production and pre-production environments.
• Ship high-impact products that supercharge developer productivity across Datadog's global customer base.

Qualifications & Requirements

Datadog seeks exceptional engineers who thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments:

• 5+ years backend engineering experience with Go, Java, or Python, emphasizing code simplicity and performance.
• Production experience shipping LLM-powered software that delivers real business value.
• Demonstrated passion for Generative AI and developer productivity tools.
• Hands-on expertise with Large Language Models, large-scale systems, or machine learning.
• Proven track record building developer tools (IDEs, static analysis, compilers).
• Excellent communicator who drives technical consensus toward pragmatic, scalable solutions.

Datadog celebrates diverse backgrounds. If you're passionate about AI and want to grow, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification.

Salary & Benefits

Competitive Paris market salary (85,000-120,000 EUR base + equity) plus comprehensive benefits package including:

• New hire RSUs and ESPP for meaningful company ownership.
• Global family health insurance with mental health coverage for dependents age 6+.
• Professional development stipend, product training, and career pathing.
• Mentor/buddy programs and Community Guilds for networking.
• Fitness reimbursements and commuter benefits.
• Hybrid Paris office with collaborative culture and work-life balance.

Why Join Datadog?

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) delivers unmatched growth and profitability while powering digital transformation for the world's leading organizations. Our cloud observability platform breaks down silos and simplifies complexity across entire technology stacks.

Built by engineers for engineers, Datadog champions professional development, diversity, and innovation. Join our Paris team to:

• Solve the hardest problems in AI-powered observability.
• Work with cutting-edge Generative AI technologies at enterprise scale.
• Collaborate in a people-first culture that celebrates smart risks and continuous growth.
• Become part of #DatadogLife - follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

How to Apply

Ready to build the future of AI-assisted development at Datadog? Click 'Apply Now' to join our Paris team. We're moving fast - don't miss your chance to shape developer tools used by thousands of engineering teams worldwide.

Datadog provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified candidates regardless of protected characteristics. Join the pack and help us empower developers everywhere.