Manager I, Engineering

The AI platform is responsible for all AI infrastructure across Datadog. Our mission is to

provide tools and platforms that enable data scientists and engineers to conduct large-scale training and inference with ease. We support products such as Bits AI, LLMObs and all our AI research.

As an engineering manager for the Feature stores team, you'll join a new and fast growing team and organization. You will support building and scaling the team, define our technical vision and help shape the roadmap. Your team will lead the charge on multiple critical technical challenges: Embedding storage, Context storage (MCP), and curated dataset storage and availability.

You'll work closely with sister teams in the AI platform organization ensuring a seamless AI development cycle. You'll also partner with the Applied AI org, product engineering teams and with Datadog infrastructure & tooling teams to build out systems from the ground up.
- At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships that it builds, the creativity it brings to the table, and the collaboration of being together. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them._

**What You'll Do**:

- Manage and grow the Feature Stores team, directly managing 3-5 engineers
- Define our technical roadmap in alignment with AI platform goals and the AI goals at Datadog
- Work with our core platform teams to tailor Datadog's storage and data pipelines to our needs
- Create a strong team culture aligned with our engineering standards and our customer focus
- Participate in hands-on work: Code reviews, design reviews and some coding

**Who You Are**:

- A Software Engineer at heart with a previous experience leading software engineering teams, as a tech lead or people manager
- Excellent leader with strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to build and lead high-performing teams
- Interested in working on an early stage project with many challenges to solve and a fast iteration cycle
- You have a track record of delivering high-quality software on schedule and collaborating closely with product partners.
- Strong technician with a mix of backend, data engineer and infrastructure experience who is interested in remaining a hands-on leader
- Datadog values people from all walks of life. We 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.
- Datadog values people from all walks of life. We 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._

**Benefits and Growth**:(Describe opportunities offered here)
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
- Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions
- Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
- Competitive global benefits
- Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog._

**About Datadog**:
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers' entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

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