Role Overview

Datadog's Staff Software Engineer - Frontend role represents the pinnacle of technical leadership in cloud observability and monitoring. As a technical leader at the forefront of technology, you'll build solutions powering Datadog through our next five years of explosive growth. Operating from our New York, New York headquarters, you'll deliver industry-leading systems in data visualization, virtual runtime profiling, and planet-scale streaming interfaces that developers and enterprises worldwide depend on daily.

Staff Engineers at Datadog excel as individual contributors delivering world-class frontend systems while providing architectural leadership across the organization. You'll tackle complex UX problems, design intuitive workflows, and polish solutions until they feel magical. From launching entirely new product lines to optimizing shared infrastructure used by hundreds of engineering teams, your work directly impacts Datadog's position as the leading cloud monitoring platform.

Our hybrid workplace in New York balances collaborative office culture with work-life harmony, fostering the relationships and creativity essential for breakthrough frontend innovation in observability and DevOps.

Key Responsibilities at Datadog

• Design and deliver technology powering next-generation Datadog products used by millions
• Drive cross-team decisions influencing the entire Datadog frontend engineering community
• Lead through example, mentoring engineers to achieve technical excellence
• Architect high-complexity browser applications handling real-time observability data
• Optimize performance of interactive UIs processing planet-scale streaming metrics
• Collaborate with design and product teams to solve fundamental UX workflows intuitively
• Establish frontend engineering standards adopted company-wide across 20+ product teams
• Launch new products from initial outline through public release and continuous iteration
• Improve shared systems critical to multiple application engineering teams' productivity

Qualifications & Requirements

To succeed as a Staff Frontend Engineer at Datadog, you'll bring:

• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience building production frontend systems
• 4+ years technical leadership coordinating cross-team product delivery
• Expert React and TypeScript proficiency with modern frontend architecture patterns
• Proven track record leading high-performance interactive browser applications
• Strong UI/UX intuition collaborating with product design stakeholders
• Experience adapting software engineering best practices to frontend environments

Datadog values diverse backgrounds. If you're passionate about cloud observability frontend engineering and want to grow into staff-level impact, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification day one.

Salary & Benefits

Datadog offers competitive compensation for Staff Software Engineers in New York, including base salary, performance-based bonuses, and significant equity. Total compensation reflects your experience leading complex frontend systems at enterprise scale.

• High earning potential based on individual performance and impact
• RSU equity grants and employee stock purchase plan participation
• Comprehensive global benefits including family health coverage
• Free Spring Health mental health benefits for employees and dependents 6+
• Professional development budget, product training, and clear career pathing
• Intr-team mentorship programs and Community Guilds for networking

Why Join Datadog?

Datadog engineers build the monitoring and security platform that powers the world's largest cloud applications. As a Staff Frontend Engineer, you'll shape how millions of developers visualize and troubleshoot production systems in real-time. Our New York team drives innovation in data visualization dashboards, distributed tracing UIs, and AI-powered observability interfaces.

Join 3,000+ engineers solving the hardest problems in cloud-scale frontend engineering. Work with the latest React/TypeScript patterns, performance optimization techniques, and design systems powering 20+ interconnected products. Datadog's inclusive culture supports your growth through mentorship, Guilds, and technical leadership opportunities across our global organization.

Experience the energy of our hybrid New York office where frontend excellence meets cloud observability innovation daily.

How to Apply

Ready to lead frontend engineering at the world's leading cloud monitoring platform? Click 'Apply Now' to join Datadog's New York team. Include your resume, GitHub/portfolio links showcasing complex frontend projects, and a brief note about your most impactful technical leadership experience.

Datadog is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Apply today to shape the future of observability frontend engineering!