John Kerl

Staff Software Engineer

John Kerl is a highly experienced software engineer currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at Datadog since July 2025, focusing on onboarding growth initiatives. Prior to this role, John was a Principal Software Engineer and Engineering Manager at TileDB, leading the SOMA project. Experience at Auth0 included working as an Observability Engineer during a transition period for the company. John's career also includes significant positions at Facebook, Amazon Web Services, Two Sigma, Lockheed Martin, and Avnet, showcasing a strong background in full-lifecycle software development, distributed systems, and quantitative software engineering. John holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Arizona, complemented by a Master's degree from Arizona State University and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona.

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