Senior Software Engineer - Streaming Platform (NORAM)

New Yorkfull timeRemote

senior

H1B: yes

Datadog Senior Software Engineer at Datadog to operate and improve Kafka streaming platform. Responsible for reliability, cost efficiency, and usability of Kafka infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Operate a bleeding edge Kafka deployment with exceptional reliability by deeply understanding foundational hardware and cloud-provider building blocks, incident root causes, and performance profiles through detail-oriented investigations.
Develop a high-performance streaming platform composed of our control and data planes to ease customer adoption and reduce operational burden.
Integrate open source solutions with internal systems to operate kafka efficiently.
Tweak low-level kafka client behavior to optimize high-throughput application performance.
Drive complex projects and be accountable for timely delivery and high quality results.
Mentor junior team members and interns.

Qualification

Someone who can operate independentlyPossess good communications skillsBonus PointsBonus Points

Required

Someone who can operate independently, methodically experiment, rapidly iterate, and has no fear of failure.
Possess good communications skills, have experience gathering requirements from stakeholders and leading complex technical initiatives.
Someone with a willingness to learn new languages and technologies, diving deep into runtimes and ecosystems.
Experienced at delivering software solutions and libraries in Java or Golang.
Experience building/operating large scale stateful systems
Familiar with distributed systems concepts such as consensus, quorums, and replication
Bonus Points: Direct experience operating or using large-scale streaming systems like Kafka
Bonus Points: Familiarity with C++ or Rust
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.