Datadog for Startups Founding Engineering Lead
Datadog · San Francisco, California, USA
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 66 days Datadog's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Datadog's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Datadog
- high 401 stale, 32 reposted of 455 open
- Hiring momentum
- 589 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Datadog's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Datadog.
About this role
The Solution Architect for Datadog for Startups will engage directly with startup CTOs and engineering leads to identify their technical needs and demonstrate how Datadog can integrate into their systems. This role involves conducting discovery calls, delivering tailored demos, and helping startups with onboarding, while also building relationships within the startup ecosystem and representing Datadog at various events.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Datadog as an employer.
What you need
- 5-7+ years in solutions architecture, pre-sales engineering, technical consulting, or a similar customer-facing technical role at a SaaS or cloud company
- Broad fluency across cloud infrastructure, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern application frameworks
- Strong presence and communication skills
- Adaptable and flexible, comfortable shifting between contexts and priorities quickly
- Based in San Francisco and actively engaged in the local tech/startup community
Nice to have
- Startup experience (founded a company, early-stage engineer, or consulting/advisory to founders)
- Genuine interest in AI and emerging technologies
What you get
- 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
- Inclusive company culture and ability to join Community Guilds
- Access to Inclusion Talks focusing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
Worth weighing
- Role involves significant adaptability and initiative without clear direction
- No specific mention of a traditional technical support structure
- The position is part of a lean team, which may imply a high workload or broad responsibilities
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Listed by Datadog on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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