Senior Developer Advocate - Software Delivery

Our Senior Developer Advocates are technical leaders and mentors that anchor our teams. They own projects from beginning to end, facilitating collaboration and enabling Datadog's community to solve real-world problems. As software developers that understand technology, they use their communication skills to engage technical audiences with empathy and credibility. With a focus on modern software delivery practices such as code analysis, continuous integration and deployment, and ensuring software quality, this role will enable our community of developers to use Datadog to build better software.
At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships that it builds, the creativity it brings to the table, and the collaboration of being together. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
What You'll Do:

• Act as a subject matter expert for topics related to software delivery for the Datadog advocacy and engineering teams
• Speak at conferences and meetups to build Datadog's reputation around developer experience and software delivery
• Interface with open source communities to understand problems and trends in the market and influence new integrations for Datadog
• Partner with product engineering teams to build compelling demos, and coach internal engineering teams on effective communication and presentation
• Create developer facing documentation and training materials for Datadog's SDKs and APIs to foster the growth of our developer community
• Contribute to the product through feedback (bugs or product enhancements suggestions), documentation, or code
• Identify and pursue opportunities for events, programs, and other community-focused work that establishes trust with developers

Who You Are:

• 10+ years experience as a software developer, SRE, or other practitioner, including building and maintaining production systems
• You have significant experience in software delivery, such as implementing best practices for testing, building and monitoring CI/CD pipelines in one or more tools (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, CircleCI, Buildkite, Azure DevOps), and ensuring code quality
• 3+ years of experience in developer relations, or similar experience reaching developers through channels including written content, conference talks, workshops, live streaming or recording videos, contributing to open source, and participating in community events
• Able to communicate with technical users of all skill levels, from junior developers to CTOs, and comfortable presenting to audiences of any size
• Proficient in one or more modern programming languages and associated testing frameworks such as Python, Node.js, Java, Go, .Net, Ruby, and 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.
Benefits and Growth:

• 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, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
• Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
• Competitive global benefits

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:
$174,000 - $223,000 USD
About Datadog:
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers' entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram , LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and 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 more. 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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