We’re looking for interns to join us to help collect, aggregate, visualize, and analyze high-scale metrics, logs, and application data. Software engineering at Datadog includes a variety of exciting opportunities across backend, frontend, infrastructure, libraries, data engineering, and data science. Interested in distributed systems or Kubernetes across tens of thousands of nodes? Looking to build out the platform that powers Datadog’s newest offerings, such as BitsAI or App Builder? Want to see your work actually impact and improve the product in a meaningful way? We’ve got you covered. Whether you’re writing a new integration, building data pipelines, or working with the open-source community, our interns are key contributors to our product.
Datadog offers the unique opportunity to work on large-scale, real-time systems by engineers for engineers. Our product is multi-cloud and collects more than a hundred trillion events per day for 28,000+ customers. Interns work towards the same objectives as their teammates to bring impact to Datadog that persists even after the internship concludes.
We place value in our office culture - the relationships that it builds, the creativity it brings to the table, and the collaboration of being together. Our hybrid workplace ensures our employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
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What You’ll Do:
- Solve scaling bottlenecks in critical services to grow Datadog for its 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 2027 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 January 5, 2026 - April 24, 2026
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:
- 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
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
This job is available in various departments within our company; to conform to US export control regulations, some of these roles may require candidates to be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government.
If possible, please apply using your personal email address instead of your university email address.
This application is for the winter software engineering internship. Please submit only one application for the season and role you prefer. If you are primarily interested in a summer internship, we encourage you to wait and apply once those roles become available in September 2025.
Datadog offers a competitive salary for this role and may include additional compensation elements. 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, paid time off, and benefits related to traveling and relocation, if eligible.
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.
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