Datadog,
What You’ll Do:
Architecting the future of the DRUIDS design system to support Datadog’s global scale, AI tooling, accessibility, and product diversity.
Design, prototype, and document new patterns that drive the Datadog visual language forward at scale.
Establishing reusable design patterns and contributing to DRUIDS documentation.
Work closely with the Design Systems engineering team to ensure high-quality implementation and code quality.
Drive cross-functional initiatives that modernize the design system’s tooling, infrastructure, and AI-assisted workflows.
Communicate your design work and the support for your design decisions internally to your product team and the whole company.
Take a strategic role in shaping product direction, advocating for design as a multiplier of engineering velocity and organizational alignment.
Advocate for systems thinking and champion design quality across the organization.
Who You Are:
You have 10+ years of experience in product design with at least 3+ of those years focused on design systems or design infrastructure.
Your portfolio includes a proven track record of design system contribution or shipping system-level work (components, libraries, or scalable UX patterns).
You’re fluent in Figma component architecture, design tokens, and how design intersects with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React, AI-first tooling).
You are an excellent visual and written communicator, able to clearly communicate your design work and the support for your design decisions.
You have experience with advanced prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Cursor, etc).
You understand systems thinking and component-based design patterns.
You give and receive feedback well, supporting and improving the work of your colleagues as well as your own.
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.
Benefits and Growth:
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
Competitive global benefits
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is: $195,000 — $255,000 USD
About Datadog: Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) 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. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. 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. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog: Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
Privacy and AI Guidelines: Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI.
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Architecting the future of the DRUIDS design system to support Datadog’s global scale, AI tooling, accessibility, and product diversity.
Design, prototype, and document new patterns that drive the Datadog visual language forward at scale.
Establishing reusable design patterns and contributing to DRUIDS documentation.
Work closely with the Design Systems engineering team to ensure high-quality implementation and code quality.
Drive cross-functional initiatives that modernize the design system’s tooling, infrastructure, and AI-assisted workflows.
Communicate your design work and the support for your design decisions internally to your product team and the whole company.
Take a strategic role in shaping product direction, advocating for design as a multiplier of engineering velocity and organizational alignment.
Advocate for systems thinking and champion design quality across the organization.
Who You Are:
You have 10+ years of experience in product design with at least 3+ of those years focused on design systems or design infrastructure.
Your portfolio includes a proven track record of design system contribution or shipping system-level work (components, libraries, or scalable UX patterns).
You’re fluent in Figma component architecture, design tokens, and how design intersects with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React, AI-first tooling).
You are an excellent visual and written communicator, able to clearly communicate your design work and the support for your design decisions.
You have experience with advanced prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Cursor, etc).
You understand systems thinking and component-based design patterns.
You give and receive feedback well, supporting and improving the work of your colleagues as well as your own.
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.
Benefits and Growth:
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
Competitive global benefits
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is: $195,000 — $255,000 USD
About Datadog: Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) 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. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. 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. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog: Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
Privacy and AI Guidelines: Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI.
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