Hiring: Senior Staff GenAI Engineer - Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Company: Datadog Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:44:55 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Accessibility, Datadog About the job Experience: •10+ years of relevant engineering experience, including 4+ years leading cross-team technical initiatives. Qualifications: •You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience •Demonstrated success in leading large-scale GenAI/ML initiatives in a product-driven environment •You’re highly proficient in model development, deployment, evaluation, and optimization, with hands-on experience in building end-to-end ML systems. •Demonstrated capacity to drive initiatives across cross-functional teams, and solve ambiguous challenges •You are passionate about mentoring others and cultivating a high-performing engineering culture. •You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output •Bonus: You’re motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products •Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply. •Get to build tools for software engineers, just like yourself. And use the tools we build to accelerate our development. •Have a lot of influence on product direction and impact on the business . Compensation: •$272,000 - $340,000 / year •Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!