Datadog for Startups Founding Engineering Lead at Datadog
- Company: Datadog
- Location: San Francisco, California, USA
- Employment type: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-01-14
About the role
The Datadog for Startups (DDFS) program helps the next generation of fast-scaling companies adopt best-in-class observability and security from day one. We're looking for the technical engine of this program - someone who can sit across from a startup CTO, earn credibility in the first five minutes, and help them see how Datadog fits into their stack before they've even finished describing it. You'll be the first technical member on a lean, five-person team, owning the technical motion end-to-end: discovery calls, demos, startup enablement, forward-deployed engineering projects, and representing Datadog at founder events across San Francisco. This isn't a traditional SE seat - it's part solutions architect, part technical consultant, part startup evangelist, and it requires someone adaptable, proactive, and ready to take initiative without being told what to do next.…
Apply on Datadog's official careers page: https://careers.datadoghq.com/detail/7536402/?gh_jid=7536402