Senior Software Engineer - IDE Integrations (VS Code & Cursor)
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Senior Software Engineer - IDE Integrations (VS Code & Cursor) Datadog Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain As a Software Engineer on the IDE Integrations team, you'll help bring Datadog's observability and AI capabilities directly into developers' everyday workflows-specifically within Cursor and Visual Studio Code. You will be responsible for integrating Datadog services and technologies directly into the Datadog extension for Cursor & VS Code. You'll build features and tools that empower engineers to understand their code and systems in real time, leveraging Datadog's runtime data and analytics directly inside their editor. What You'll Do * Design and implement developer tools that surface Datadog observability data within VS Code and Cursor * Collaborate with product and engineering teams across Datadog, working on products such as Logs, Error Tracking, Dynamic Instrumentation and the Datadog MCP Server * Own a key piece of a high-visibility, user-facing product that directly
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impacts developer experience Who You Are * 7+ Years experience in integrations * Experienced in creating developer tools or IDE extensions * A rapid experimenter who can iterate quickly on product ideas * Passionate about AI-assisted development and improving developer workflows * Pragmatic and focused on simplicity, performance, and usability * Proficiency in multiple programming languages, ideally Typescript + (e.g., Python, Go, Rust) Bonus Points * Experience building VS Code extensions, Language Servers (LSP), or similar developer integrations * Comfortable working in distributed teams * Skilled at writing testable, maintainable code and ensuring smooth CI/CD integration Benefits and Growth * New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) * Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing * Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking * An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds