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Datadog for Startups Founding Engineering Lead

Datadog — Cloud monitoring & observability

San Francisco, California, USA Senior+ Posted Jan 14, 2026
GoCloudAI/LLMML
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About the role

The Datadog for Startups (DDFS) program helps the next generation of fast-scaling companies adopt best-in-class observability and security from day one. We're looking for the technical engine of this program - someone who can sit across…

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  • First seen by JobLarper — Aug 11, 2026, 66 days ago. Older postings collect hundreds of applicants — a tailored résumé matters more the longer a role has been live.
  • No pay range in our index for this listing. Across 1,749 indexed Software Engineer roles in US that do publish one, the middle half sits between $185k and $288k, median $225k — JobLarper's read of the market, not a figure from Datadog.
  • What Software Engineer roles ask for — across 10,383 indexed openings: REST/APIs (41%), Python (38%), Backend (38%), Cloud (33%), Go (28%). This posting names Cloud, Go, AI/LLM, ML.
  • Datadog is hiring actively — 186 open roles indexed.

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