Senior Software Engineer - Action Platform

<p>We are looking for a strong technical leader to join the Private Action Runner team, part of the larger Action Platform group&nbsp; and help shape one of the core execution layers behind Datadog’s action-taking and remediation capabilities. Private Action Runner (PAR) enables Datadog products and AI agents to securely run actions inside customer infrastructure with controls for authentication, permissions, auditing and safe execution.&nbsp; The role will be hands-on, covering architecture, implementation, reliability and collaboration with teams integrating PAR across Datadog.</p> <p>It also offers leadership exposure through leading a team of 3 engineers, with the expectation that the role will quickly transition into a formal Engineering Manager 1 position as the team grows.<br><br><br></p> <p><em>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.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do: </strong>(Describe role responsibilities here)</p> <ul> <li>Solve a scaling bottleneck in a critical service</li> <li>Deploy a new feature to production, progressively rolling it out with feature flags</li> <li>Investigate and fix a production issue from a service your team owns</li> <li>Design a way to scale up a service for more traffic</li> <li>With your team, plan the most important projects to work on next</li> <li>Mentor and lead a small team of 3 engineers&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Who You Are: </strong>(Describe role qualifications here)</p> <ul> <li>You have significant experience in one or more languages</li> <li>You value code simplicity and performance</li> <li>You can design architecture to solve problems at high scale</li> <li>You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience</li> <li>You want to work in a fast, high-growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customers</li> <li>You’re excited about leveraging AI tools to enhance how you code, solve problems, and build – or eager to learn how</li> <li>You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and build, validate, and refine AI-generated output in products</li> <li>You can design AI Backend systems, with awareness of quality, cost, and latency tradeoffs</li> <li>You are willing to lead and support a small group of engineers</li> <li>Bonus: You have previous experience mentoring or leading small teams as a tech lead or team lead&nbsp;</li> <li&