- You hold a PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, or have equivalent experience, with deep expertise in areas such as AI agents, decision models, post-training, or generative modeling
- You have driven technically ambitious research at meaningful scale as an individual contributor, whether in an industry research lab, startup, academic environment, or another research setting
- You have extensive hands-on experience designing or implementing training methods, simulated environments, synthetic data pipelines, or evaluation frameworks
- You have a track record of research impact through influential publications, significant model or system contributions, widely used research artifacts, or equivalent technical achievements
- You have operated at a senior technical level and have experience leading, You set technical direction through influence rather than authority, and you have mentored other researchers or engineers and elevated the quality of work around you
- You want to stay deeply hands-on in research for the long term, and you can communicate complex research findings effectively across technical and non-technical audiences
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We know 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 experience, we encourage you to apply.
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:
$320,000—$400,000 USD