Sr Datadog Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Be a key member of the Managed Public Cloud software development team, collaborating globally.
• Work on a variety of projects including cloud integrated services, customer interaction platforms, and backend business systems.
• Collaborate with Product teams to assess functional requirements for new offerings, analyze technical feasibility, and coordinate task assignments with agility to deliver innovative software.
• Proven ability to architect production ready software with minimal direction, prioritizing system observability.
• Strong background in agile development and project planning, including TDD and code reviews.
• Establish and adhere to coding and process best practices, including conducting code reviews.
• Regularly contribute to engineering standards and best practices, motivating the team to deliver their best work.
• Lead research, proof of concept, and prototype efforts within the project team.
• Gain support for complex architectures and negotiate solution/architectural tradeoffs.
• Write and review design documents and actively participate in project discussions.
• Work within a DevOps culture, including participating in on call rotations and maintenance schedules.

Skills

• In depth knowledge of Datadog features such as dashboards, monitors, log management, and alerting.
• Expertise in setting up and configuring Datadog agents across various environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, on-premise).
• Experience with creating and managing custom metrics, traces, and logs.
• Ability to integrate Datadog with various services and tools (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Kubernetes, Azure Monitor, etc).
• Experience in automating monitoring and alerting setups using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell to create custom checks, scripts, and automation tools.
• Experience with developing custom Datadog integrations and plugins.
• Strong understanding of observability principles, including metrics, logging, and tracing.
• Ability to design and implement monitoring strategies that provide deep visibility into system performance and application health.
• Experience with monitoring application and infrastructure performance using Datadog.
• Skills in identifying performance bottlenecks and optimizing system performance based on Datadog insights.
• Experience in setting up and managing alerts, anomaly detection, and incident response workflows in Datadog.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues by analyzing metrics, logs, and traces in Datadog.
• Ability to work with cross functional teams to define monitoring requirements and implement Datadog solutions.
• Strong communication skills to convey insights and recommendations to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of security best practices related to monitoring, such as ensuring data privacy and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Experience with integrating Datadog into security operations, including monitoring for security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Commitment to continuously improving monitoring setups, staying updated with Datadog’s latest features and best practices.
• Ability to lead or contribute to efforts to enhance observability across the organization.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a technology related field is required; a high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience, with strong software engineering fundamentals gained through training, coursework, or hands on experience.
• Cloud certifications are highly desired.


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• Fluent, Bi-lingual (Spanish and English): interviews will be held in English.
• Role can work remotely in the states of Ciudad de Mexico, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, Aguascalientes, Queretaro, Estado de Mexico and Puebla.
• This opportunity is a permanent remote job, but you need to be based in Mexico at one of the above locations.


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