Join Datadog’s Product Design Team!
We’re looking for early-career product designers who move fast, turn complexity into clarity through thoughtful design and clear communication, and are eager to elevate their craft with AI.
At Datadog, design is how we make the invisible complexity of modern software visible and actionable, helping engineers keep their systems reliable and their teams empowered. Our team designs the tools developers around the world rely on every day — real-time dashboards, data visualizations, incident workflows, and the design systems that power them.
Datadog’s Product Design team is growing rapidly and expanding into new user spaces and refining our most impactful products. This is your chance to contribute to an ever-evolving technology landscape and help shape how millions of developers experience Datadog and, in turn, how they do their work every day.
The Associate Designer Program (ADP) is a 12-month rotational program built for speed, growth, and learning. You’ll move through three design rotations, each focused on solving high-impact, real-world challenges across our product ecosystem. You'll design, test, ship, and learn at pace. You’ll collaborate directly with product managers, engineers, and senior designers, guided by dedicated mentors who push your craft and strategic thinking. By the end of the program, you’ll have developed diverse knowledge of Datadog’s portfolio and built the skills to design confidently in a fast-moving, global environment.
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At Datadog, 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. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
What You’ll Do:
- Rotate through 3 product design teams over 12 months, building your skills across different problem spaces.
- Work closely with design leaders and product managers to understand how our customers use Datadog and what they need to succeed.
- Bring ideas to life through research, prototyping, and interaction design, then ship them in production.
- Document and present your design to the team and work to get buy-in from key stakeholders.
- Collaborate directly with engineers to understand technical constraints and opportunities.
Who You Are:
- You are in the process of receiving/ have a degree in Computer Science or Human Computer Interaction or related field, or equivalent experience
- You are able to start full-time beginning fall 2026
- Have a portfolio with a solid foundation in human-centered practices that showcases strong interaction and visual design skills
- Ability to express ideas via rich stories, prototypes and code
- Aptitude to come up with novel, simple solutions for complex problems
- Experience with Figma or similar design tools
- Experience with Vibecoding and GenerativeAI tools
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, curiosity and eagerness to learn and grow
- Passion for creating a high-quality user experience, down to those little details that matter
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:
- Mentorship opportunities with team members, leadership, and beyond
- Continuous professional development and product training opportunities
- 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.
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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.
About Datadog:
Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. 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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