Senior Technical Escalations Engineer (Cloud) - US-West
Join a diverse team of traditional and non-traditional backgrounds, working together to solve complex problems the right way. You will lead a team immersed in a startup-like environment where you will be challenged, but also will immediately witness your contributions to Datadog. As part of the Tier 2 Solutions team, you will be at the crossroads between Solutions, Engineering, Product, and our customers.
At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
What You’ll Do:
- Work with cloud providers like AWS / AZURE / GCP and their APIs
- Investigate customer escalations, lead technical calls with clients, and handle high priority issues related to customer's Cloud integrations
- Build out documentation and knowledge base articles for a variety of technologies in your product area
- Run office hours and lead learning sessions for the Solutions team
- Prepare the worldwide Solutions team for new products and features, ensuring the technical proficiency of the team
- Partner with Engineering and Product to identify areas of improvement to better serve our customers
Who You Are:
- Self-motivated, detail-attentive, and have a desire for continuous learning
- A tinkerer with previous technical experience and a basic knowledge of Linux
- A master at one thing: tell us all about it
- A critical thinker who defaults to a client-centric approach. Experienced as a customer-facing Support or Solutions Engineer, and comfortable working on difficult customer issues
- Familiar with AWS / Azure / GCP consoles and UI
- Someone who knows how to spin up resources in cloud infrastructure to help reproduce a issue
- Someone who understands the cloud-specific terminology to help customers on technical calls
- Able to pick up new skills quickly and come up with creative solutions to complex problems
- Experienced in multi-channel technical support at a SaaS company (5+ years of related experience)
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:
- Generous and competitive global and US benefits
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
- Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
- Best in breed onboarding
- Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
The reasonably estimated salary for this role at Datadog ranges from $98,000.00 - $143,000.00, plus a competitive 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.
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 Instagram, LinkedIn and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.
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