Software Engineer - Summer Intern

Join Datadog as a Software Engineer - Summer Intern

Are you passionate about technology and eager to make a real impact? Datadog is looking for talented interns to join our team and help us collect, aggregate, visualize, and analyze high-scale metrics, logs, and application data. As a Software Engineer Intern at Datadog, you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects across backend, frontend, infrastructure, libraries, data engineering, and data science.

What You'll Do:

• Solve scaling bottlenecks in critical services to support Datadog's expanding customer base.
• Deploy new features to production and contribute to projects that have a tangible impact on customers across Datadog’s user base.
• Develop your tech stack through technologies such as Kubernetes, Bazel, and many more while receiving mentorship from the best engineers in the industry.
• Grow alongside a diverse cohort of talented interns while working in a fun and collaborative environment.

Who You Are:

• You are targeting a 2026 full-time start date.
• You are in the process of receiving/have a degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field; or have equivalent experience.
• You have strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, software design, to name a few).
• You are comfortable coding in one or more programming languages.
• You value code simplicity and performance.
• You want to work in a fast-paced environment that values its employees and customers.
• You are a self-starter who enjoys partnering with other engineers and solving difficult problems.
• You are available to work full-time from the Datadog New York or Boston office from May 12, 2025 - August 15, 2025; May 12, 2025 - August 22, 2025; or June 2, 2025 - August 22, 2025.

Benefits and Growth:

• Opportunities to work with teammates in-office and across the globe on meaningful challenges that will keep you thinking.
• Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking.
• In-person intern cohort and monthly company social events.
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups).
• Relocation support and travel benefits.
• Unlimited snacks and drinks in our office; catered lunches on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
• Beautiful offices in convenient locations.

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

About Datadog:

Datadog is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another.