Role Overview

Join Datadog as a Senior Software Engineer - Frontend in New York, New York, and become a key player in building the world's leading cloud monitoring and security platform. You'll craft intuitive, responsive interfaces using React and TypeScript that empower thousands of customers to monitor system health and performance at massive scale. Work on exciting challenges handling huge datasets while surrounded by 200+ passionate frontend engineers. This hybrid role offers the perfect balance of collaboration and flexibility in one of the most dynamic tech hubs.

Datadog's frontend team drives innovation in observability, DevOps, and cloud-native applications. Your work will directly impact developers worldwide who rely on our platform for real-time insights into infrastructure, applications, and security.

Key Responsibilities at Datadog

• Work closely with backend engineers, product managers, and designers to inform, refine, and validate UI/UX design concepts for observability dashboards
• Break down complex features into distributable engineering tasks with comprehensive rollout plans
• Design and deliver features with direct impact on thousands of enterprise customers monitoring cloud infrastructure
• Experiment and advocate for cutting-edge frontend systems, design patterns, and development tooling
• Participate in hackathons, monthly demo meetings, and the annual Frontend Engineering Summit
• Use and contribute to Datadog's best-in-class in-house design system for consistent UI across products
• Own meaningful service components, drive performance improvements, and solve scalability challenges
• Build responsive, data-intensive interfaces for real-time monitoring of cloud applications and microservices
• Collaborate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment focused on excellence and innovation at scale

Qualifications & Requirements

To succeed as a Senior Frontend Engineer at Datadog, you'll need:

• 5+ years of UI engineering experience with modern frameworks like React and TypeScript
• Javascript ecosystem mastery with awareness of latest frontend trends and best practices
• Proven ability to use design patterns for complex, reusable UI components
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, profiling, and optimization techniques
• Demonstrated passion for code simplicity, performance optimization, and pixel-perfect attention to detail
• Excitement about AI-assisted development tools or eagerness to learn cutting-edge coding methodologies

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

Salary & Benefits

Datadog offers competitive compensation for Senior Software Engineers in New York, including base salary, equity, and performance bonuses. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive equity packages with significant long-term growth potential
• Comprehensive health insurance covering family members
• Generous commuter benefits for NYC transit
• Fitness reimbursements and wellness programs
• Professional development with product training and career pathing
• Mentor and buddy programs for internal networking
• Hybrid workplace flexibility balancing office collaboration and remote work
• Inclusive culture with Community Guilds and diversity initiatives

Why Join Datadog?

Datadog is the essential monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, trusted by the world's fastest-growing companies. As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you'll:

• Join a 200+ engineer frontend community of passionate experts
• Work on real-world scalability challenges with massive datasets
• Have direct customer impact - our users are developers like you
• Participate in hackathons and engineering summits driving innovation
• Build the next generation of observability features powering DevOps worldwide

Our NYC office fosters creativity through collaboration while offering hybrid flexibility for work-life harmony. Experience continuous career growth with internal mobility opportunities and world-class mentorship.

How to Apply

Ready to build the future of cloud monitoring at Datadog? Click 'Apply Now' to join our New York team. We're hiring passionate frontend engineers who thrive on complex challenges and meaningful impact. Don't wait - observability engineering careers at this level fill quickly!

Datadog is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms.