Custom Software Engineer

 About The Role  

Project Role :Custom Software Engineer

Project Role Description :Develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Use modern frameworks and agile practices to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions tailored to specific business needs.
Must have skills :Datadog

Good to have skills :Order Management
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required

Educational Qualification :15 years full time education
Summary:As a Custom Software Engineer, you will develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Your typical day will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, utilizing modern frameworks and agile practices to deliver scalable and high-performing solutions tailored to specific business needs. You will engage in problem-solving activities, ensuring that the software solutions meet the highest standards of quality and performance while adapting to evolving project requirements. Roles & Responsibilities:?¢Administer and manage Datadog across multi-environment (cloud/on-prem) setups.?¢Configure monitors, dashboards, SLOs, APM tracing, and log pipelines for various applications.?¢Integrate Datadog with AWS, Azure, GCP, and third-party tools (e.g., PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Slack, etc.).?¢Manage user access, roles, permissions, and API keys in accordance with security policies.?¢Define and enforce naming conventions, tagging standards, and monitoring templates for consistent observability.?¢Collaborate with DevOps, Application, and Infrastructure teams to ensure effective telemetry coverage.?¢Implement synthetic monitoring, RUM (Real User Monitoring), and infrastructure metrics for end-to-end visibility.?¢Develop and maintain automation scripts (Terraform, Python, or APIs) for Datadog configuration management.?¢Troubleshoot issues related to agent deployment, data ingestion, dashboards, and alert noise reduction.?¢Review usage reports, optimize dashboards, and manage cost efficiency of Datadog licenses.?¢Provide training and onboarding to teams on Datadog best practices. Professional & Technical
Skills:

?¢Hands-on experience with Datadog administration and observability.?¢Strong understanding of monitoring concepts, metrics, logs, traces, and distributed systems.?¢Experience integrating Datadog with AWS / Azure / GCP and CI/CD pipelines.?¢Familiarity with Datadog APIs, Terraform providers, and configuration as code.?¢Working knowledge of Linux/Windows systems, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and network monitoring.?¢Experience with incident management workflows and integration with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira).?¢Scripting or automation experience using Python / Shell / PowerShell.?¢Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.?¢Datadog Certified Administrator / Observability Professional certification (preferred).?¢Experience with other monitoring tools (e.g., Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK).?¢Exposure to SRE practices, SLIs/SLOs, and performance optimization.?¢Familiarity with FinOps / cost governance related to observability tools.?¢Datadog Certified Administrator / Observability Professional certification (preferred).?¢Experience with other monitoring tools (e.g., Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK).?¢Exposure to SRE practices, SLIs/SLOs, and performance optimization.?¢Familiarity with FinOps / cost governance related to observability tools.?¢Strong ownership and accountability.?¢Collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-functionally.?¢Attention to detail and proactive in identifying monitoring gaps.?¢Ability to simplify complex technical information for broader audiences.
Additional Information:

The candidate should have minimum 5 years of experience in Datadog.

This position is based at our Bengaluru office.

A 15 years full time education is required.
 Qualification 15 years full time education