Datadog is rapidly expanding its international footprint by opening engineering hubs in Europe, with the Madrid hub being a key focus area. The Madrid hub was founded by Fernando Mayo and Borja Burgos, who joined Datadog through an acquisition and brought their expertise in building tools for developers to improve CI visibility. The team operates autonomously, focusing on products such as Static Analysis and Quality Gates, while maintaining ownership and impact, a core piece of the engineering culture at Datadog. The Madrid office is rapidly growing, with over 40 people now working there, and Fernando expects it to reach 50 by the end of the year. The team's international nature broadens everyone's knowledge base and enables them to develop new features that improve the platform and advance customer experience.