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We are looking for a senior software engineer to join our new Community Open Source Engineering team focused on growing the Quickwit OSS community and help steer the quickwit-oss collection of projects. You will play a key role in evolving quickwit & tantivy, ensuring community happiness, optimizing the release process and operations, and more. This is a hybrid role, primarily focused on Software Engineering, with a crucial component dedicated to Technical Writing, including producing blog posts and technical guides. Community Open Source Engineering is responsible for fostering engagement and guiding development of Datadog's open source projects outside of the core product and security research areas. The team ensures these projects deliver value to both the open source community and the company by prioritizing community engagement, maintaining software quality and security, and strategically developing new features. As a member of a small team, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of Community Open Source Engineering and have a significant impact on the team's direction. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What you’ll do:
- Assist with managing the Quickwit community, responsibilities include:
- reviewing external contributions and ensuring codebase quality
- triaging reported GitHub issues
- answering questions on GitHub Discussions
- Help define the project governance. Establish contribution guidelines and continuously improve processes to minimize friction for all stakeholders.
- Collect data to assess project health and usage, identifying areas for improvement.
- Actively evangelize Quickwit to expand its reach and impact.
- Advance the Quickwit roadmap. For example, propose and implement architectural changes to facilitate contributions and reduce maintenance burdens, as well as develop highly requested features.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Who you are:
- You love talking with users and interacting with the open source community.
- You have experience managing an OSS project with a community of (internal and external) users and contributors.
- You ship fast, overcome blockers with a practical mindset, and cut through ambiguity.
- You have at least 3-5 years of experience with systems-level programming and preferably using Rust (or similar language).
- You are a proficient written communicator, with the ability to clearly articulate thoughts across a team.
- You are passionate about developer experience and reducing friction for maintainers and contributors.
- You have experience with GitHub Actions and/or release management for complex software projects.
- You’ve worked on extract-transform-load tools or stream processing systems.
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).
- Competitive global benefits.
- Giving programs.
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: $215,000—$265,000 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 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 other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference. Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
PRIVACY AND AI GUIDELINES
Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines.
INTRODUCTION
We are looking for a senior software engineer to join our new Community Open Source Engineering team focused on growing the Quickwit OSS community and help steer the quickwit-oss collection of projects. You will play a key role in evolving quickwit & tantivy, ensuring community happiness, optimizing the release process and operations, and more. This is a hybrid role, primarily focused on Software Engineering, with a crucial component dedicated to Technical Writing, including producing blog posts and technical guides. Community Open Source Engineering is responsible for fostering engagement and guiding development of Datadog's open source projects outside of the core product and security research areas. The team ensures these projects deliver value to both the open source community and the company by prioritizing community engagement, maintaining software quality and security, and strategically developing new features. As a member of a small team, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of Community Open Source Engineering and have a significant impact on the team's direction. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What you’ll do:
- Assist with managing the Quickwit community, responsibilities include:
- reviewing external contributions and ensuring codebase quality
- triaging reported GitHub issues
- answering questions on GitHub Discussions
- Help define the project governance. Establish contribution guidelines and continuously improve processes to minimize friction for all stakeholders.
- Collect data to assess project health and usage, identifying areas for improvement.
- Actively evangelize Quickwit to expand its reach and impact.
- Advance the Quickwit roadmap. For example, propose and implement architectural changes to facilitate contributions and reduce maintenance burdens, as well as develop highly requested features.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Who you are:
- You love talking with users and interacting with the open source community.
- You have experience managing an OSS project with a community of (internal and external) users and contributors.
- You ship fast, overcome blockers with a practical mindset, and cut through ambiguity.
- You have at least 3-5 years of experience with systems-level programming and preferably using Rust (or similar language).
- You are a proficient written communicator, with the ability to clearly articulate thoughts across a team.
- You are passionate about developer experience and reducing friction for maintainers and contributors.
- You have experience with GitHub Actions and/or release management for complex software projects.
- You’ve worked on extract-transform-load tools or stream processing systems.
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).
- Competitive global benefits.
- Giving programs.
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: $215,000—$265,000 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 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 other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference. Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
PRIVACY AND AI GUIDELINES
Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines.
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Align your portfolio to Datadog's product surface
Datadog Product Software Engineers work across observability, APM, and infrastructure monitoring. Build or highlight projects that demonstrate experience with distributed systems, metrics pipelines, or developer tooling before you apply.
Confirm your visa category before interviewing
Datadog sponsors several visa types, and the right one depends on your nationality and current status. Knowing whether you need H-1B, TN, or F-1 OPT extension before your first recruiter call saves time and avoids misaligned expectations late in the process.
Use Migrate Mate to target open roles efficiently
Datadog regularly posts Product Software Engineer openings across multiple teams. Use Migrate Mate to filter for roles that explicitly support your visa type, so you're only applying to positions where sponsorship is already confirmed.
Front-load your specialty occupation documentation
For H-1B petitions, USCIS requires the role to qualify as a specialty occupation. Gather your degree transcripts, credential evaluation if your degree is from outside the U.S., and any professional certifications before an offer is extended so you're not scrambling post-offer.
Prepare for a technically rigorous product engineering interview
Datadog's interview process for Product Software Engineers typically includes system design rounds focused on scalable data ingestion and API design. Review how Datadog's agent architecture and metrics pipeline work so your design answers map to real product constraints.
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Does Datadog sponsor H-1B visas for Product Software Engineers?
Yes, Datadog sponsors H-1B visas for Product Software Engineers. The company has an established pattern of filing H-1B petitions for engineering roles, and Product Software Engineer positions typically qualify as specialty occupations under USCIS criteria given the requirement for a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field.
Which visa types does Datadog commonly sponsor for Product Software Engineers?
Datadog sponsors H-1B, H-1B1, TN, F-1 OPT, and F-1 CPT visas for Product Software Engineers, along with immigrant visa categories including EB-2 and EB-3 for longer-term permanent residency pathways. The right category depends on your citizenship, current immigration status, and career stage. Candidates from Canada or Mexico should ask specifically about TN eligibility, which avoids the H-1B lottery entirely.
How do I apply for Product Software Engineer jobs at Datadog?
Applications go through Datadog's careers portal. Browse open Product Software Engineer roles, filter by team or product area, and apply directly. To narrow your search to roles that support your specific visa type, Migrate Mate lets you filter Datadog's open positions by sponsorship category so you're not investing time in applications where your visa situation isn't a fit.
What qualifications does Datadog expect for Product Software Engineer roles?
Datadog typically expects a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related discipline, along with hands-on experience building production software in languages like Go, Python, or Java. Product Software Engineers at Datadog are expected to contribute to product direction, not just implementation, so experience with cross-functional collaboration and technical decision-making carries real weight in the interview process.
How do I manage the H-1B filing timeline when starting at Datadog?
H-1B petitions are filed between March and April for an October 1 start date. If your OPT or CPT expires before October 1, you'll need a cap-gap extension to bridge the gap, which USCIS automatically provides when your petition is filed on time. Raise your visa expiration date with Datadog's recruiting or HR team early in the offer process so they can coordinate with their immigration counsel before deadlines arrive.
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