Datadog

Senior Data Engineer - Revenue Data Platform

Datadog$192K — $240K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience building and operating data pipelines using Spark and Airflow.
  • Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects through to resolution.
  • Skilled in balancing feature delivery with overall platform health.
  • Strong analytical skills with a focus on data accuracy and correctness.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguous environments and facilitate stakeholder alignment.
  • Commitment to high code quality and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement high-throughput data pipelines for billing operations.
  • Advance platform capabilities, including latency and reliability improvements.
  • Conduct root-cause analysis on billing discrepancies in collaboration with Finance and Product teams.
  • Develop new features related to billing functionality.
  • Utilize Python and Scala, incorporating technologies such as Spark, Airflow, and Trino.
  • Participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability and performance.
  • Contribute to engineering standards and foster a positive technical culture.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare and dental coverage.
  • Parental planning and support resources.
  • Mental health resources and benefits.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
  • Paid time off and fitness reimbursement programs.
  • Discounted employee stock purchase plan.
Full Job Description
The Team:

The Revenue Data Engineering Teams designs, builds and runs the data pipelines and helper systems to accurately and in a timely manner quantify our customers' usage across all Datadog products. This team is at the leading edge of any new product we release.

The Revenue Data Processing team builds and operates the data pipelines that does billing, and cost attribution for all Datadog products. We process terabytes of data daily to power revenue-critical systems and are at the center of every new product launch at Datadog.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own meaningful parts of a large-scale, mission-critical processing platform - driving architectural improvements, building new billing capabilities, and maintaining the high reliability bar our downstream consumers depend on.

You Will:
  1. Design and build high-throughput data pipelines for billing and cost attribution
  2. Drive platform improvements - latency reduction, Spark optimization, sharding, and cross-datacenter reliability
  3. Own root-cause investigations on billing accuracy issues in collaboration with Finance and Product teams
  4. Contribute to new billing features
  5. Work across Python and Scala, with technologies including Spark, Airflow, Trino, and Apache Iceberg
  6. Participate in on-call rotation and maintain a high reliability bar for production systems
  7. Contribute to engineering standards and help grow the technical culture of the team

You Are:
  • You have significant experience building and operating production data pipelines at scale using Spark and Airflow
  • You are comfortable owning complex, cross-functional investigations and driving them to resolution
  • You understand how to balance feature delivery with platform health and technical debt
  • You have strong analytical instincts and are rigorous about correctness in data systems
  • You work well in ambiguous environments and can drive alignment across stakeholder teams
  • You care about code quality, maintainability, and operational excellence

Bonus Points:
  • Have experience with Apache Iceberg or Lakehouse architectures
  • Have worked on billing, metering, or financial data systems
  • Have experience with low-latency data serving or real-time aggregation pipelines

To conform to US export control regulations, candidates should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government. This job is available in various departments within our company; to conform to US export control regulations, some of these roles may require candidates to be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government.

#LI-Hybrid

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:

$192,000-$240,000 USD

About Datadog

Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud-scale infrastructure and applications. The company was founded in 2010 by Olivier Pomel and Alexis Lê-Quôc and is headquartered in New York City. Datadog's platform assists organizations in improving agility, increasing efficiency, and providing end-to-end visibility across dynamic or high-scale infrastructures. The company's SaaS-based data analytics platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of customers' entire technology stack. Datadog's customers include Airbnb, Twilio, and The Washington Post.
Learn more about Datadog
Size
3,200 employees
Market Cap
$22.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$24.5 million
Founded
2010
Revenue
$603.4 million
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