Senior Software Engineer - REDAPL Graph Engine
Hybrid in Madrid·Added 3 days ago
Overview
Job details
Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.
Requirements
Have the right to work in Spain
Datadog doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Be near Madrid for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.
Have 3+ years of experience
Senior-level role.
University degree
“You have a BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent experience” — per the ad.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
- Get to build tools for software engineers, just like yourself. And use the tools we build to accelerate our development.
- Have a lot of influence on product direction and impact on the business
- Work with skilled, knowledgeable, and kind teammates who are happy to teach and learn
- Competitive global benefits
- Continuous professional development
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- You have a BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent experience
- You have worked extensively with multiple types of data stores
- You have contributed to initiatives in a platform or infrastructure-focused environment for several years
- You have led impactful technical initiatives in an environment where performance, cost efficiency, ease of use, and resilience/operability are first-order concerns
- You have significant back-end engineering experience and have built, and operated distributed systems to solve problems at a high scale
Nice to have
- You have experience working with Graph Databases such as Neo4j, Memgraph, JanusGraph, ArangoDB, Amazon Neptune or PuppyGraph.
- You have production-grade experience with Apache Iceberg
- You have a solid grasp of query planning or better yet - contributed to a production-grade query engines or related projects (e.g. Trino, Calcite, Substrait, DataFusion, etc) ideally demonstrated through open-source contributions or PMC membership on projects.
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you're passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.
The role
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us take REDAPL, our Referential Data Platform, to the next level. REDAPL is Datadog's main platform for tracking our customers' infrastructure resources and relationships. The platform enables products where customers can understand, keep track of, and gain insights into their infrastructure related to performance, cost, security, and more.
Many Datadog products use REDAPL today such Cloud Security Posture Management, Resource Catalog, Cloud Cost Management, and Service Catalog and others - REDAPL ingests more than 4.5mil updates/second.
As a Senior Engineer, you will drive, lead and collaborate on projects both inside and outside the platform. You can expect to contribute to key technical decisions relating to our data ingestion, processing, and query pipelines.
What you'll do
- Build a query engine that supports efficient relationship traversals for our most demanding workloads.
- Contribute to design and drive high-priority, high-visibility projects to increase the platform's value, resilience, and scalability across multiple teams.
- Lead and guide other engineers through architectural platform decisions
- Identify potential system risks and trends in reliability and design solutions to address them
- Provide input on prioritizing engineering-led initiatives in short- and long-term planning and roadmaps
- Collaborate with internal product teams to understand their requirements and how we plan for their product growth as they integrate and depend on REDAPL
How you'll work
At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
Hiring process
Initial screen
With a recruiter and/or hiring manager
A first conversation for the hiring team to get to know you and hear your aspirations.
Face-to-face interview
With hiring manager and team members
Conversations with the recruiter, hiring manager or team members; may consist of multiple rounds or panels depending on the role.
Take-home project
In your own time · Not every role
Some roles include a take-home project; the recruiter explains its scope and expectations.
Executive interview
With an executive leader · Not every role
For some roles, a final conversation with an executive leader about your experience and the wider team.
Selection and offer · With a recruiter
- One of the steps is expected to happen in person; virtual rounds run on Zoom and travel is arranged by Datadog.
- Certain engineering roles use AI-assisted coding interviews, announced in advance; AI is not allowed in other live coding rounds.
- The recruiter shares next steps and timelines after each interview.
About Datadog
Datadog is a leading observability and security platform for cloud applications, providing monitoring, analytics, and security tools for infrastructure, applications, logs, and more. Founded in 2010, the company has grown into a global technology leader with thousands of employees and serves a wide range of industries, from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Its platform is widely recognized as a category-defining solution in the DevOps and cloud monitoring space.
In Spain, Datadog has established a significant engineering and technical presence, particularly in Madrid, where it operates a major office. The company is known for a strong engineering culture, remote-friendly practices, and a focus on innovation, making it an attractive destination for international professionals in software engineering, security, and technical account management. With roles spanning AI, security, and data platform engineering, Datadog offers opportunities for relocating professionals to work on cutting-edge cloud technologies in a dynamic, global environment.
- Industry
- Observability
- Founded
- 2010
- Employees
- 5,000–10,000
- Headquarters
- New York City, USA
- In Spain
- Madrid
- Website
- datadoghq.com
Good to know if you are moving
- Datadog has a significant engineering office in Madrid, offering roles in software engineering, security, and technical account management.
- The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ and has a strong global brand, which can be beneficial for career growth and international mobility.
- Datadog's platform is widely used in the cloud and DevOps industries, providing employees with exposure to cutting-edge technologies like AI and cloud security.
- The Madrid office is part of Datadog's EMEA operations, offering opportunities to work with teams across Europe and the world.
- Datadog is known for a collaborative and innovative work culture, with a focus on professional development and technical excellence.
In their own words
About the company & team
Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Additional information
Datadog 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 other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
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