Staff Product Designer - AI Observability

As the Staff Product Designer for AI Observability you will own the end-to-end design of AI Observability tools at Datadog.

AI Observability is a suite of tools that enables AI developers to experiment with, optimize, and evaluate LLMs through the lifecycle of their development from training to production. Example workflows with AI Observability are: proactively and reactively resolving issues with production agents and LLMs, iterating on existing prompts to improve performance and reduce costs, and . You’ll be responsible for understanding in-depth new and innovative ways that AI developers and scientists can debug critical problems with their agents, run experiments across large sets of data to improve reliability and performance, and work closely with Product, Engineering, and Data Scientists to design intuitive and novel experiences.

We are seeking a designer who is passionate about AI and excited about the possibilities it unlocks for observability and incident response. You will be part of a dedicated Design, Engineering, and Product team based in the {#location}New York office{/location}.

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a {#workplaceType}hybrid workplace{/workplaceType} to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and design to understand how our customers use Datadog and what they need to succeed. 
• Act as an end-to-end product designer who can sketch, prototype, test, and see your product through to production.
• Bring your designs to life with intuitive interaction design leveraging your strong prototyping skills in tools such as Figma, Framer, Protopie, etc. 
• Utilize research methodologies and design best practices to identify opportunities to enhance our AI experiences across desktop, mobile, and communication tools like Slack.
• Communicate your design work and the support for your design decisions internally to your product team and the whole company. 
• Create and maintain a Figma UI Toolkit for conversational experiences and work closely with engineers to update, improve, and maintain the component library used by teams across the company.
• Work closely with engineering teams to understand how your designs will be built and Q/A them before we ship.

Who You Are:

• You have {#experience-years}10+ years of experience{/experience-years} in digital product design.
• You have a track record of owning projects end-to-end.
• Your portfolio includes projects that highlight top tier visual design skills and showcases your ability to craft robust yet delightful interactions and workflows. 
• You are a deeply curious individual who is inspired by emerging technologies and their effect on human computer interaction. 
• You excel at communicating and can tell a compelling story to build buy-in to your design strategy. 
• You are a strong facilitator who collaborates across teams and levels of design, product, and engineering.
• You balance systems thinking and component-based design patterns with a bias for action and shipping to learn.
• You give and receive feedback well, supporting and improving the work of your colleagues as well as your own.
• You have experience operating in a dynamic, startup-like environment.
• You are excited about designing novel experiences on the cutting edge of UX design.
• You are a master of modern-day UX/UI tools (e.g. Figma).

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.

#LI-Hybrid

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: {#salary}$210,000—$280,000 USD{/salary}

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.

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