✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Staff Software Engineer – Logs Management

at Datadog

📍 New York, New York, USA Hybrid Posted March 11, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 8+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

A senior backend engineer role focused on building scalable, AI-enabled log management systems and infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect backend systems
  • Scale data pipelines
  • Implement AI log management features
  • Optimize system performance
  • Mentor engineering team

Technical Overview

Involves backend architecture, distributed systems, AI tools integration, performance tuning, and debugging of complex data pipelines.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with extensive experience in architecting and scaling backend and distributed systems, with a focus on log management and AI integration. They are skilled in performance tuning, debugging, and mentoring teams in a collaborative environment.

Must-Have Skills

Architecting backend systemsScaling distributed infrastructureExperience with AI agents toolsDebugging complex systemsPerformance optimization

Nice-to-Have Skills

AI-powered log managementSecurityExternal data sources queryAI in software engineering

Tools & Platforms

AI agents toolsDistributed systemsLog management platforms

Required Skills

Backend systemsDistributed infrastructureAI agents toolsLog managementData pipelinesPerformance optimizationDebuggingScalable systems

Hard Skills

Backend systemsDistributed infrastructureAI agentsLog managementData pipelinesPerformance optimizationDebuggingScalable systems

Soft Skills

CuriosityDrivePragmatic decision-makingMentorshipCollaboration

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Design and scale backend and AI-powered log management systems

Keywords for Your Resume

Staff Software EngineerLogs ManagementBackend systemsDistributed infrastructureAI agents toolsLog query performanceData pipelinesPerformance optimizationDebuggingScalable systemsAI-powered log managementSecurityExternal data sourcesCollaborationMentorship

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with backend or distributed systems, No familiarity with AI agents tools, Less than 8 years of relevant experience, Unwilling to work in a hybrid environment

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