Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Tooling

Datadog is hiring a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Tooling to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Tooling, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — Anywhere in the US). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil What we offer: • Home office and wellness stipends • Annual learning and professional development budget • Generous paid time off and company holidays • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • 401(k) retirement plan with company match How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Datadog is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • On-call and incident response experience • Strong troubleshooting skills • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar Nice to have: • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently