Staff Product Designer, Modern Compute
DatadogCloud Monitoring company
New York, United States$204,000 - $255,000 USDLead
Index Ventures
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Design
About the role
TL;DR
Lead product design for Datadog's Modern Compute, focusing on autoscaling solutions.
- •Datadog is seeking a Staff Product Designer to join the Modern Compute team, focusing initially on Containers Autoscaling.
- •This role involves designing intuitive experiences for complex, technical systems that help engineers manage infrastructure resources effectively.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end product design for Modern Compute, with an initial focus on Autoscaling.
- •Define product direction for evolving areas, from framing to delivery.
- •Design clear, trustworthy experiences for high-stakes engineering decisions.
- •Simplify complex technical concepts for expert users.
- •Create reusable patterns to improve consistency across products.
- •Requirements 10+ years of experience designing complex web-based products, with Staff-level scope.
- •Exceptional interaction and visual design craft for technical, data-heavy experiences.
- •Proven ability to lead ambiguous product work and influence outcomes.
- •Comfortable simplifying complex systems for expert users.
- •Ability to design and build code-based prototypes using AI and coding agents.
Required skills
UX DesignVisual DesignInteraction DesignKubernetesDatadogDesign Systems
Domain expertise
developer-toolsaiproductivity
Benefits & perks
New hire stock equity (RSUs), Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Continuous professional development, Product training, Career pathing, Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program, Inclusive company culture, Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups), Access to Inclusion Talks, Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents, Competitive global benefits
Tech stack
KubernetesDatadogFigmaREST API