Frontend Engineer • Senior

Who you are

You have 5+ years of experience in frontend engineering, with a strong focus on building responsive and user-friendly applications. Your expertise in React and TypeScript allows you to create seamless user experiences that cater to thousands of users. You understand the importance of collaboration and enjoy working closely with backend engineers, product managers, and designers to refine and validate design concepts. You are comfortable breaking down complex features into manageable engineering tasks and rollout plans, ensuring that your contributions have a direct impact on user satisfaction.

You thrive in a community of engineers and appreciate the value of sharing knowledge and best practices. You are passionate about experimenting with new systems, design patterns, and tooling to enhance the development process. Your ability to tackle scalability and performance challenges makes you a valuable asset to any team. You are eager to contribute to a culture that values creativity and collaboration, and you understand the significance of building relationships within your workplace.

Desirable

Experience with performance optimization techniques and a keen interest in data visualization will set you apart. Familiarity with agile methodologies and a proactive approach to problem-solving are also highly regarded. You are open to learning and adapting to new technologies as they emerge, ensuring that you remain at the forefront of frontend development.

What you'll do

As a Senior Frontend Engineer at Datadog, you will be responsible for designing and delivering features that enhance the user experience for thousands of customers. You will work on a feature team or platform team, focusing on building an intuitive and responsive product that meets the needs of users monitoring their systems. Your role will involve collaborating closely with backend engineers to streamline data flow from the platform to the user, enabling seamless transitions between different views.

You will tackle complex frontend challenges, working with large datasets and ensuring that the platform remains performant and scalable. Your contributions will directly impact the development world, as you help create a powerful yet easy-to-use platform for developers. You will advocate for new systems and design patterns, continuously seeking ways to improve the development process and the end-user experience.

What we offer

At Datadog, we value our office culture and the relationships that it fosters. We operate as a hybrid workplace, allowing you to create a work-life harmony that best fits your needs. You will be part of a vibrant community of over 200 frontend engineers, surrounded by experts who are eager to share their knowledge and support your growth. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we believe in the potential of diverse teams to build better products.