About the company
Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale.
Responsibilities
- Run discovery calls with startup CTOs and engineering leads to identify quick wins, validate technical needs, and position Datadog against alternatives like Grafana, New Relic, Sentry, and Clickhouse
- Deliver tailored Datadog demos and help startups get instrumented quickly
- Build automation to improve internal team workflows
- Represent Datadog for Startups at accelerator demo days, hackathons, conferences, founder dinners, and workshops across San Francisco
- Build relationships across SF's startup ecosystem and develop thought leadership content
Requirements
- 5-7+ years in solutions architecture, pre-sales engineering, technical consulting, or a similar customer-facing technical role at a SaaS or cloud company
- Broad fluency across cloud infrastructure, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern application frameworks
- Genuine, personal interest in AI and emerging technologies
- Consultative mindset
- Strong presence and communication skills
- Adaptable and flexible
- Based in San Francisco and actively engaged in the local tech/startup community
Conditions
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program
- Inclusive company culture
- Free, global mental health benefits
- Competitive global benefits