Distinguished Architect, AI

Posted Sep 10, 2026

DatadogNew York, New York, USA; San Francisco, California, USAfull-timeprincipal

$330,000 USD

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Tech Stack

RustTypeScript

Responsibilities

Demonstrate thought leadership in the AI/LLM space and influence key decision makers by connecting technical capabilities to business impact.
Strategically partner with highly technical Founders, Heads of Infrastructure, and Research Lead peers, guiding them on best practices and emerging industry trends in AI/LLM.
Lead deep-dive architecture reviews and design engagements with customer teams to share industry trends and demonstrate Datadog's support for high-throughput hyper scale AI workloads.
Identify emerging AI-native technology shifts and feed them directly back to Datadog Product Management to co-create custom observability integrations and solutions.
Assist leadership in recruiting and hiring top talent for the Product Solutions Architecture and Field CTO teams.

Benefits

401k
Equity
Gym Membership
Health Insurance
Learning Budget

Culture

Hybrid WorkMentorship ProgramInternal MobilityInclusive HiringErg/Affinity Groups

Requirements

Required: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Preferred: Master’s degree

Regions: Us

About Datadog

Industry: saas

Size: large

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.

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Compensation

Base salary: $330,000 USD

Equity: new hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Bonus: variable compensation

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