or apply directly on Datadog's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Datadog's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Datadog's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Datadog
- low 0 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
- 2026-09-17
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
As a Senior Software Engineer - Frontend at Datadog, you will work on building an intuitive and responsive product that helps customers monitor system health and performance. Your role involves collaborating with backend engineers, product managers, and designers to design and deliver impactful features, while also addressing scalability and performance challenges. You will be part of a large community of frontend engineers, contributing to a best-in-class design system and leveraging AI tools to enhance your coding practices.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- 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
- Experience designing and engineering UIs for several years
- Mastery of the Javascript ecosystem and awareness of the latest frontend technologies
- Ability to use design patterns to create simple and reusable components for complex UIs
- Familiarity with data structures and algorithms, profiling, and optimization
- Valuing code simplicity, performance, and details
- Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output
Nice to have
- Motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products
What you get
- Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities for internal mobility
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Free global mental health benefit through Spring Health
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack beyond React and Typescript
- Vague description of the hybrid workplace setup
- Salary range is broad, actual compensation may vary significantly based on qualifications
Summarised from Datadog's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Datadog on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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