Datadog
StaffProductDesigner,APM
“Staff Product Designer, APM at Datadog. Skills: Product design, Systems thinking, User experience. Become a design leader within APM. Proactively identify opportunities”
What You'll Achieve.
Accelerate debugging and observability workflows; Enable faster resolution of performance and reliability issues
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot; Accelerating debugging; Performance investigation; Identify anomalies; Troubleshooting; Debugging; Performance investigation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of experience in digital product design, Portfolio demonstrates track record of designing and shipping complex technical products and systems-oriented workflows, Experience designing for developer platforms, observability tools, infrastructure products, or other highly technical domains, Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments, Demonstrated experience conducting research, synthesizing insights, and influencing product strategy across cross-functional teams, Track record of telling compelling stories that build alignment, influence stakeholders, and articulate a clear product and design vision, Deeply thoughtful about edge cases, scalability, information architecture, and designing for technical depth without sacrificing usability, Proactively lead initiatives from concept to execution, Balancing priorities and navigating complex stakeholder environments, Thrive in cross-functional collaboration, Comfortable working closely with engineers throughout implementation, Fluent in modern design and prototyping tools, Actively explore AI-assisted workflows, Interested in evolving how design teams work, Give and receive feedback well, Proactively mentor other designers
Nice to Have
Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms is a plus
What You'll Do.
Become a design leader within APM
Proactively identify opportunities
Shape the design strategy
Partner closely with PMs and engineers
Design intuitive experiences for highly technical systems
Balance user needs with platform scalability and engineering
Drive end-to-end product thinking
Define product direction through research
Use AI-assisted workflows and prototyping tools
Rapidly explore ideas
Accelerate iteration throughout the design process
Collaborate closely with engineering teams through implementation
Prototype interactions in code
Refine product quality directly in production-like environments
Bridge the gap between technical requirements and user
Advocate for customers
Influence strategic product decisions
Conduct qualitative and quantitative research
Guide roadmap decisions
Communicate design rationale clearly and persuasively
Mentor and support other designers
Share frameworks and workflows
Raise the overall quality bar
Contribute to the evolution of modern AI-enabled design
Help teams rethink how products are explored
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional strategy; Cross-functional collaboration; Working closely with engineers
Communication Scope
Communicate design rationale; Build alignment; Influence stakeholders; Articulate product vision; Articulate design vision
Process & Methodology
Roadmap decisions
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