Datadog
Software Engineering Intern (Summer)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York, New York, USAFrom $110kinternshipinternAdded 3 days ago
About this role
Datadog seeks Software Engineering Interns to contribute to real-world projects across backend, frontend, infrastructure, and data engineering. You'll work on distributed systems, Kubernetes, and cloud-native services that process massive volumes of observability data at global scale, with mentorship from experienced engineers.
What you'll do
- Contribute to production systems processing large-scale observability and application data in real time
- Build and improve distributed systems across backend infrastructure and cloud-native services
- Identify and solve performance, reliability, and scalability challenges in critical services
- Own technical projects from design through deployment with engineer support
- Develop hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, distributed systems, and cloud-native infrastructure
- Collaborate with interns, mentors, and engineers on impactful software delivery
What they're looking for
- Computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, software design)
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages
- Experience or strong interest in AI-assisted coding tools
- Distributed systems and infrastructure knowledge
- Kubernetes or container orchestration experience
- Problem-solving and technical communication
- Cloud-native development
- Real-time systems design
Benefits
- Mentorship and buddy programs for learning and development
- In-person intern cohort with networking and social events
- Relocation support and travel benefits where applicable
- Office perks including snacks, drinks, and catered lunches
- Opportunity to work on meaningful technical challenges with global engineers
- Engineering talks and community engagement throughout internship
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Datadog
Datadog builds monitoring and observability platforms that help enterprises manage complex infrastructure and applications. The company is hiring sales engineers, technical support specialists, and technical solutions architects to drive customer success, deliver expert technical assistance, and architect enterprise platforms.
- Website
- datadoghq.com
Likely interview questions
- Tell us about a distributed system or backend project you've built—what challenges did you encounter and how did you solve them?
- How have you used AI-assisted coding tools in your projects, and what impact did they have on your productivity?