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Senior Software Engineer - Database Monitoring (Postgres)
Senior Software Engineer - Database Monitoring (Postgres)Datadog • California, MO, United States
Senior Software Engineer - Database Monitoring (Postgres)

Senior Software Engineer - Database Monitoring (Postgres)

Datadog • California, MO, United States
2 days ago
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  • Full-time
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The Database Monitoring team at Datadog is building industry-revolutionizing products to automatically pinpoint our customers database problems and proactively improve query performance. Join a successful product team transforming the way our industry operates data stores. Some examples of projects you will execute on include :

  • Software to recommend opinionated performance improvements like index recommendations, query rewrites, and schema changes, then directly open a pull request to fix them
  • Jobs which assess performance changes in a Postgres database and diagnoses the root cause with high confidence using a combination of expert systems and LLM agents
  • A feature to tune database parameters and dynamically adjust them for improved performance
  • Drop-in CI / CD checks to prevent common database failure modes
  • Collect telemetry from SQL client drivers (e.g. JDBC) and connection pools
  • Lead development of greenfield tooling for the Postgres ecosystem from the ground up

What Youll Do :

  • Design, build, and drive high-priority, high-impact projects like the ones described above
  • Build fault-tolerant, scalable software to run in customer environments and the Datadog backend
  • Contribute features, fixes, and architecture enhancements to our open-source Datadog Agent collector in Python and Go
  • Write precise, well-tested code in Go, Python, and C++, amongst other languages
  • Use Postgres, Kafka, and GRPC, alongside other open-source technologies
  • Have opportunities to author Postgres extensions (e.g. pg_tracing) or contribute to core
  • Who You Are :

  • You have battle-tested experience with Postgres at scale (e.g. one or more of : autovacuum tuning, partitioning large tables, logical replication, wait event analysis, explain plan analysis, GIN indexes, GUC parameters, pgvector, deadlocks to name a few), and / or have intimate knowledge of internals
  • You have experience writing application software which interacts with Postgres
  • You are excited about the opportunity to work with customers directly, understand their workflows, and build industry-leading experiences for them
  • You have led impactful technical initiatives in an environment where performance, cost efficiency, ease of use, and resilience / operability are first-order concerns
  • 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.

    If these sound exciting to you, lets talk!

    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 :

    $187,000$240,000 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.

    Your Privacy :

    Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadogs Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.

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