Staff Developer Advocate - Leadership
Datadog · California, USA, Remote; Colorado, USA, Remote; New York, USA, Remote; Texas, USA, Remote
Posted 12 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 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 Staff Developer Advocate at Datadog, you will serve as a technical leader and mentor, driving the storytelling and content strategy for engaging with senior technical executives. Your role involves collaborating with internal leaders and external audiences to create compelling narratives and educational content for events and conferences, while also coaching others in effective public communication. This position combines engineering expertise with creative storytelling to enhance Datadog's reputation in the tech community.
- 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
- Approximately 5+ years of experience as a software developer, SRE, or other practitioner
- Approximately 8+ years of experience in a senior technical leadership capacity (e.g., Principal Engineer, VP/Director+, Staff Developer Advocate)
- Approximately 3+ years of experience in storytelling and creating compelling content e.g. written content, conference talks, leading workshops, live streaming or recording videos, contributing to open source, and participating in community events
- Publicly available writing samples, blog posts, demos, or recordings of presentations on technical topics
- Experience coaching others to speak publicly and deliver compelling talks about their areas of subject matter expertise
- Experience working on technical conferences or events, either as a collaborator with organizers or as an organizer yourself
Nice to have
- Experience working with regional teams to localize technical content and stories for your audiences
- Multilingual
What you get
- New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
- Generous global benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack or tools used in the role
- The role involves significant public speaking and storytelling, which may not appeal to all technical professionals
- Salary range provided, but actual compensation may vary based on skills and experience
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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