Senior UX Researcher, Core Pillars

Datadog · New York, New York, USA · Product Design · listed October 30, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Senior
Where
Hybrid
Stated pay
$161,600 – $202,000 USD
Requirements listed
6
Length
841 words

In the posting’s own words

You’ll establish a foundational understanding of our users while supporting product and design decisions happening today. This is a high-autonomy individual contributor role for someone who thrives in technically complex, quickly evolving environments and wants to build a durable research program and not simply execute a queue of studies.

What it asks for · 6

  • You can independently own a meaningful portfolio of research from opportunity identification through execution, decision-making, and follow-through.
  • You have deep qualitative research skills and can confidently use product telemetry, surveys, and other quantitative evidence.
  • You connect research to product decisions and business outcomes, and you stay involved long enough to understand whether the intended results were achieved.
  • You use AI thoughtfully in your research practice and can explain how it has improved the speed, scale, quality, or impact of your work.
  • You can quickly learn complex technical domains and conduct effective research with enterprise and technical users.
  • You communicate clearly, build trusted partnerships, and influence stakeholders with a practical, evidence-grounded point of view.

Also a plus

  • Experience researching AI products, developer tools, observability, infrastructure, or other complex B2B software is a strong plus.

What the job covers

  • Build and own an ongoing research program across Core Pillars, beginning with Agent Console and spanning foundational discovery, product evaluation, and post-launch learning.
  • Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to identify consequential decisions and conduct focused mixed-methods research using qualitative and quantitative evidence.
  • Develop a strong understanding of AI agents, complex technical workflows, and enterprise users so you can identify meaningful questions and engage credibly with customers and partners.
  • Develop a clear point of view from the evidence, influence product strategy and design, and remain involved through implementation and measurement.
  • Advance how research is practiced by using AI-assisted workflows, connecting qualitative insight with behavioral data, building reusable knowledge, and enabling partners to conduct focused research.

Tools and skills named

Cloud & infra
  • Datadog3×
  • Observability
Product & design
  • Product strategy
  • User experience
Go to market
  • Partnerships

Words the posting leans on

  • product10×
  • research10×
  • agent4×
  • build4×
  • complex4×
  • core pillars3×
  • decisions3×
  • design3×
  • partners3×
  • qualitative3×
  • understand3×
  • users3×
  • value3×
  • agent console2×
  • area2×
  • business2×

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