✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Staff Software Engineer – Logs Observability Pipelines

at Datadog

📍 New York, New York, USA Hybrid Posted March 23, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves developing and scaling systems for log observability within customer-managed environments, focusing on high-throughput data processing and distributed architectures.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and operate scalable log pipelines
  • Lead cross-team initiatives
  • Optimize system performance
  • Troubleshoot infrastructure issues
  • Collaborate on architecture design

Technical Overview

Focus on building scalable, reliable systems using distributed computing, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP, with proficiency in Go, Rust, or C++.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and high-throughput data processing. They have strong leadership skills and experience working with Kubernetes and on-prem environments.

Must-Have Skills

building and operating software in customer-managed or on-prem environmentsdistributed systems expertiseproficiency in GoRustor C++experience with cloud platformsKubernetes

Nice-to-Have Skills

scalabilityperformance optimizationhigh-throughput data processingLinux systemsinfrastructure troubleshooting

Tools & Platforms

KubernetesDockerAWSAzureGCP

Required Skills

distributed systemsscalabilityperformance optimizationhigh-throughput data processingGoRustC++LinuxKubernetescloud platformscontainerization

Hard Skills

distributed systemsscalabilityperformance optimizationhigh-throughput data processingGoRustC++Linuxcloud platformsKubernetescontainerizationorchestration

Soft Skills

leadershipcross-team collaborationproblem-solvingdebuggingdeploymenttroubleshooting

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Develop and maintain high-volume observability pipelines for enterprise clients
Role Subtype Software Engineer
Tech Domains Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft 365

Keywords for Your Resume

software engineerdistributed systemsscalabilityperformance optimizationhigh-throughput data processingGoRustC++LinuxKubernetescloud platformscontainerizationorchestrationAWSAzureGCPon-premcustomer-managed infrastructure

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with distributed systems, No proficiency in Go, Rust, or C++, No experience with Kubernetes or cloud platforms, Unwillingness to work in a hybrid environment

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