Summary
Sarah Zakon is a software engineer based in Paris with seven years of experience building backend systems and APIs. Currently a Software Engineer 2 at Datadog after progressing from intern to full-time engineer, she focuses on reliable, production-grade services in observability contexts. Her background includes Java Spring Boot API development, SQL/stored-procedure work, and CI/CD practices learned during hands-on internships delivering an online food ordering platform. Comfortable with Agile workflows and pair programming, she blends collaborative engineering with disciplined release processes. Trained at Institut Polytechnique de Paris and Télécom SudParis in computer science, she brings strong mathematical foundations to systems design and debugging. Colleagues describe her as a pragmatic problem-solver who quickly turns internship learnings into long-term impact.
7 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematics and physics, Mathematics and physics at Lycée Charlemagne
Baccalauréat in Science Mathematics, Baccalauréat in Science Mathematics at Buffon High School, Paris, France
Computer Science, Computer Science at Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Télécom SudParis
English, French, Italian