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This internship is hosted by DataDog.
The Technical Solutions team enables worldwide growth by educating potential clients and ensuring that existing customers are happy and successful. They share their technical and product expertise with customers via multi-channel technical support, demos, and presentations. You’ll be joining a team and company where you will be challenged, but also will immediately witness your contributions to Datadog.
At Datadog, they place value in their office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. The operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure their Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
What You’ll Do:
- Engage with customers via multiple channels (ticketing system, live chat, and screen sharing tools) to identify and resolve technical support requests while continuing to educate their clients on the use of the platform
- Reproduce technical issues and dive into Datadog’s 600+ integrations
- Become demo certified and lead a product demo to customers if converted to full time
- Participate in product conversations with internal teams based on feedback from client interactions
- Train as a highly knowledgeable specialist in one or more Datadog product area(s)
- Receive an onboarding buddy and mentor as part of the program/ during onboarding
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Work from a Datadog office 3 - 5 days per week during and or/ upon successful completion of this program at one of four on-site locations:
- Denver, CO
- San Fransisco, CA
- New York City, NY
- Boston, MA
**Must be willing to work 1-2 weekend shifts a month during full-time employment
Required Qualifications:
- Must be proficient in Python or other scripting language (bash, JAVA, etc)
- Ability to debug code and interpret lines of code
- Foundation of Linux and operating systems
**** MUST BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SKILLBRIDGE FOR A MINIMUM OF 120 DAYS (90 FOR THOSE WITH ENHANCED TECHNICAL ABILITY)
Additional Qualifications (preferred):
- SQL experience is preferred
- Customer-facing experience, critical thinker, and ability to communicate in a client-centric approach
- A Computer Science / Engineering major and/or Bootcamp graduate, Service Member or equivalent practical experience
- Self-motivated, detail-attentive, and have a desire for continuous learning
- An effective written and verbal communicator
You must be able to work a rotating schedule that requires weekend availability (no more than 40 hours per week during skillbridge)
Datadog values people from all walks of life. They 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.
Growth Opportunities:
- Best-in-breed onboarding
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- An inclusive company culture, able to join our Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks