Senior Staff Visual Designer

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Datadog’s visual language across product surfaces
• Establish the visual quality bar for the platform
• Lead exploratory and concept work that pushes the design system forward
• Translate bold visual ideas into scalable patterns for the design system
• Partner with Brand, Product Design, and Design Systems to unify expression across product and marketing
• Influence executive stakeholders through clear, compelling visual storytelling
• Prototype, test, and refine new patterns before they become systemized
• Help shape how visual direction is integrated into the broader design process

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in visual and/or product design
• Proven experience leading a meaningful visual evolution or rebrand within a mature product ecosystem
• Ability to translate brand identity into scalable product systems
• Strong systems thinking combined with a deep motivation for craft
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and define direction where none exists
• Experience influencing cross-functional partners including design, engineering, and executive leadership
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft and product thinking

Benefits

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• Intradepartmental mentor and buddy programs
• Inclusive company culture with access to Community Guilds (employee resource groups)
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents
• Competitive global benefits package

About the Company

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. We bring applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers.