Datadog

Senior Developer Advocate – Data Observability

Datadog

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaColoradoUnited States

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Salary

💰 $194,000 - $237,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Act as a subject matter expert for data observability on behalf of the Datadog advocacy and engineering teams
  • Create content in one or more mediums to build Datadog's reputation as a leader in data engineering and observability e.g. building demos, public speaking, blogging, documentation, webinars, open source, research reports and more
  • Partner with and coach internal product and customer engineering teams on effective public communication and presentations for the work they do
  • Contribute to the product through feedback (bugs or product enhancements suggestions)
  • Identify and pursue opportunities for events, programs, and other community-focused work that establishes trust with practitioners

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience as a software developer, data engineer, SRE, or other practitioner building and maintaining production systems
  • 3+ years of experience in advocacy, developer relations, or equivalent experience reaching technical audiences through written content, conference talks, workshops, webinars, videos, or open-source contributions
  • Publicly available writing samples, demos, repositories, or recordings of technical presentations
  • Familiarity with modern cloud infrastructure and container-based systems
  • A strong interest in self-directed learning and exploring new technologies, tools, and problem spaces.
Benefits
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
data observabilitysoftware developmentdata engineeringsite reliability engineering (SRE)public speakingcontent creationopen source contributionstechnical writingprogrammingcloud infrastructure
Soft Skills
coachingpublic communicationpresentation skillsself-directed learningcommunity engagementtrust buildingcollaborationfeedback provisionevent planningadvocacy