Developer Advocate - Community

We are a team of engineers that translate our real world experience to help our user communities solve problems. With a focus on engaging with and enabling our community of builders, you will have the opportunity to work with key leaders across the industry, and broaden your impact to the developer community at large. This is a unique opportunity to leverage both your engineering and community relations skills to support and scale Datadog’s communities and community programs.

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What You’ll Do

Create content in one or more modes to build Datadog's reputation as a leader in DevOps, Monitoring, Observability and Security e.g. building demos, public speaking, blogging, documentation, webinars, open source, research reports and more

Engage with our community members to encourage and participate in technical discussions on channels such as Slack, forums, and Stack Overflow

Work directly with Datadog Ambassadors to help share their stories, identify events for them to speak at and facilitate collaboration with Datadog teams to create, publish and amplify their work

Speak at and otherwise support community-focused events such as Datadog User Groups

Design and participate in initiatives designed to entertain and reward community members, both online and at first-party events

Partner with product engineering teams to facilitate beta access, solicit and deliver product feedback from the community, and select and present topics for community-driven conversations and blog posts

Interface with open source communities to drive key messaging in the market and develop new integrations for Datadog

Who You Are

Approximately 5+ years of experience as a software developer, SRE, or other practitioner, with strong experience in community relations or management

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

You have experience participating in communities built on platforms such as Slack, Discord, and GitHub

You have publicly available writing samples, blog posts, demos, or recordings of presentations on technical topics

You are comfortable with at least 2 programming languages (eg Node.js, Python, Go, bash) and are familiar with modern infrastructure such as IaaS cloud services and containers

You enjoy self driven exploration and education on new technologies and languages

Bonus Points

Experience Working With Community Initiatives Such As Champions Programs, User Group Programs, And Hackathons

You are already an active member of any communities in your region

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.

Benefits And Growth

New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing

Assigned TPM mentor and engineering buddy program for learning and relationship building

An inclusive company culture, active Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups), in-person team summits, local office programming

Competitive global benefits; free, mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

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

$120,000

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$176,000 USD

About Datadog

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on

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