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Datadog is hiring: Library Software Engineer - Java (APM) in Boston

Datadog
Boston, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2025

New York, New York USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Datadog's APM team is building a world-class tracing product that helps developers see inside complex distributed systems. We're building rock solid libraries to trace requests as they flow across servers, databases, caches and microservices in all the major languages. We're investing heavily in systems to process a massive firehose of data - fast data pipelines, scalable storage systems and a slick UI to tie it all together. We are a very distributed team; we have teams in New York and Paris and remote folks scattered around the world. Come and join a team that cares about building software the right way.

We are looking for a software engineer to work on our open-source Java library. On top of working on the daily life of this open-source project, it includes working with Java experts across our products to deliver a market leader observability library!

What You’ll Do :

  • Develop primarily in Java but also have opportunities to become a contributor in any of our other language SDKs
  • Instrument Java source code at compilation time to be able to monitor Java services at run time
  • Contribute to the architecture, design and implementation of APM for Java
  • Work closely with the many APM ecosystem teams building features and capabilities through working groups (aka squads) and RFCs
  • Collaborate with our OpenTelemetry teams in shaping how Datadog integrates with the OTel ecosystem
  • Ensure that your quality criteria are met through rigorous testing, health metrics, performance monitoring metrics, etc.
  • Write code that instruments thousands of Java services around the world
  • Develop your Java Runtime knowledge
  • Closely collaborate with the Datadog Java Library Squad

Who You Are :

  • You have a BS / MS / PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience
  • You have experience with the OpenJDK Java runtime
  • You have been exposed to working on problems at scale (high durability / low latency / …)
  • You can get down to the low-level when needed
  • You care about simple designs and performance
  • You want to work in a fast, high-growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customers
  • Bonus Points :

  • You are familiar with JVM ins and outs (GC, JIT, bytecode, etc).
  • You have experience in JNI
  • You have significant backend programming experience in one or more languages (Java, Go, Rust, C )
  • You have experience with performance optimization of applications, frameworks and libraries
  • Benefits and Growth :

  • 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
  • The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is :

    187,000 — $240,000 USD

    Datadog (NASDAQ : DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another.

    Equal Opportunity at Datadog :

    Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.

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    Salary : $187,000 - $240,000

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