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Sr Datadog Developer
Rackspace
posted 12hr ago
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At Rackspace Technology, we are experts in multi-cloud solutions. Our deep technical expertise with leading technologies and multi-cloud environments spanning applications, data, and security enables businesses to grow, increase efficiency, and drive innovation. We don t just solve workload problems; we create competitive advantages by empowering you to work faster, smarter, and stay ahead of the curve.
Key Responsibilities
- Be a key member of the Managed Public Cloud software development team, collaborating globally.
- Work on a variety of projects including cloud integrated services, customer interaction platforms, and backend business systems.
- Collaborate with Product teams to assess functional requirements for new offerings, analyze technical feasibility, and coordinate task assignments with agility to deliver innovative software.
- Proven ability to architect production ready software with minimal direction, prioritizing system observability.
- Strong background in agile development and project planning, including TDD and code reviews.
- Establish and adhere to coding and process best practices, including conducting code reviews.
- Regularly contribute to engineering standards and best practices, motivating the team to deliver their best work.
- Lead research, proof of concept, and prototype efforts within the project team.
- Gain support for complex architectures and negotiate solution/architectural tradeoffs.
- Write and review design documents and actively participate in project discussions.
- Work within a DevOps culture, including participating in on call rotations and maintenance schedules.
Skills
- In depth knowledge of Datadog features such as dashboards, monitors, log management, and alerting.
- Expertise in setting up and configuring Datadog agents across various environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, on-premise).
- Experience with creating and managing custom metrics, traces, and logs.
- Ability to integrate Datadog with various services and tools (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Kubernetes, Azure Monitor, etc).
- Experience in automating monitoring and alerting setups using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell to create custom checks, scripts, and automation tools.
- Experience with developing custom Datadog integrations and plugins.
- Strong understanding of observability principles, including metrics, logging, and tracing.
- Ability to design and implement monitoring strategies that provide deep visibility into system performance and application health.
- Experience with monitoring application and infrastructure performance using Datadog.
- Skills in identifying performance bottlenecks and optimizing system performance based on Datadog insights.
- Experience in setting up and managing alerts, anomaly detection, and incident response workflows in Datadog.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex issues by analyzing metrics, logs, and traces in Datadog.
- Ability to work with cross functional teams to define monitoring requirements and implement Datadog solutions.
- Strong communication skills to convey insights and recommendations to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Knowledge of security best practices related to monitoring, such as ensuring data privacy and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Experience with integrating Datadog into security operations, including monitoring for security threats and vulnerabilities.
- Commitment to continuously improving monitoring setups, staying updated with Datadog s latest features and best practices.
- Ability to lead or contribute to efforts to enhance observability across the organization.
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
Education/Experience
- Bachelor s degree in a technology related field is required; a high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- 8+ years of relevant work experience, with strong software engineering fundamentals gained through training, coursework, or hands on experience.
- Cloud certifications are highly desired.
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- Fluent, Bi-lingual (Spanish and English): interviews will be held in English.
- Role can work remotely in the states of Ciudad de Mexico, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, Aguascalientes, Queretaro, Estado de Mexico and Puebla.
- This opportunity is a permanent remote job, but you need to be based in Mexico at one of the above locations.
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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