Open-Source Software Engineer - Java

Job Description

Datadog is building a world-class APM product that traces requests as they flow across complex systems. We are looking for an expert Java developer who can help push our JVM tracing tools to the next level. Come and join us to build amazing open-source software.

As an Open-Source Software Engineer, you will:

• Write open-source code that instruments thousands of Java applications around the world
• Drive our open-source Java projects and engage with the community to find and fix the most important challenges
• Join a great team building software the right way

Requirements

• You’re a master Java programmer. You’ve wrestled with the garbage collector, fixed race conditions and you know the acronyms BCI and ASM. You’ve written piles of clean, correct, well-tested, performant, idiomatic Java code
• You are a great community ambassador and can drive hard technical conversations towards a good solution
• You have solid experience with widely frameworks and libraries like Spring, Play and Hibernate
• You want to work in a fast, high growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customers
• You have a BS/MS/PhD in a scientific field or equivalent experience

Bonus Points

• You know another language that runs on the JVM, like Scala, JRuby or Clojure
• You have significant experience with Python, Go, Javascript, Ruby or PHP
• You have experience with code telemetry and introspection
• You have experience with Java EE