Datadog - Los Angeles, CA

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Los Angeles, CA
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

As a member of our engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in translating real-world experiences into solutions that help our user communities tackle their challenges. With a strong emphasis on Cloud technologies, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP), this position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with industry leaders and extend your influence within the cloud-native community. You will leverage your engineering expertise alongside your creative storytelling abilities to shape the future of cloud observability and monitoring. In this role, you will be responsible for speaking at various events such as conferences, meetups, webinars, and partner gatherings to educate developers about cloud technologies. You will create diverse content types to enhance Datadog's reputation as a leader in DevOps, Monitoring, Observability, and Security. This includes building demos, public speaking engagements, blogging, documentation, webinars, and contributing to open-source projects. You will work closely with Datadog's Cloud Alliances team and industry partners, acting as a trusted advisor for technical content. Additionally, you will partner with product engineering teams to develop compelling demos and coach internal engineering teams on effective communication and presentation strategies. Your contributions will also extend to providing feedback on product enhancements, documentation, and code, as well as identifying and pursuing opportunities for community-focused events and programs that foster trust with developers.

Responsibilities

  • Speak at conferences, meetups, webinars, and partner events to educate developers in cloud technologies.
  • Create content in various formats to build Datadog's reputation in DevOps, Monitoring, Observability, and Security.
  • Work closely with Datadog's Cloud Alliances team and industry partners as a trusted advisor for technical content.
  • Partner with product engineering teams to build compelling demos and coach internal engineering teams on effective communication.
  • Contribute to the product through feedback, documentation, or code.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities for events, programs, and community-focused work that establishes trust with developers.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience as a software developer, SRE, or other practitioner, including building and maintaining production systems with GCP services.
  • 3+ years of experience in storytelling and creating compelling content such as written content, conference talks, leading workshops, and contributing to open source.
  • Publicly available writing samples, blog posts, demos, or recordings of presentations on technical topics.
  • Enjoy self-driven exploration and education on new technologies and languages.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with cloud observability tools and practices.
  • Familiarity with open-source contributions and community engagement.
  • Strong networking skills within the tech community.

Benefits

  • 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 with access to Community Guilds (employee resource groups).
  • Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
  • Comprehensive healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits.
  • 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements.
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