Datadog for Startups Founding Engineering Lead
Datadog · San Francisco
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- Company
- Datadog
- Location
- San Francisco
- Salary
- $200,000 — $250,000
- Posted
- January 14, 2026
About this job
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.…
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