Manager I, Engineering - OrgStore Query

Datadog - New York, NY

Full-time - Manager

New York, NY

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

As the Engineering Manager for the OrgStore Query Team at Datadog, you will lead a high-performing team of software engineers responsible for building and maintaining critical data storage systems. This role emphasizes collaboration with various teams to enhance product features and improve application performance, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Guide and mentor a diverse team of 4-8 software engineers, fostering their career growth while ensuring high team performance.
• Drive the technical roadmap in collaboration with your team, product managers, and support teams, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
• Engage strategically with complex technical problems and work with your team to produce well-defined and actionable plans.
• Be a core contributor and reviewer of code, lead design decisions, and participate in the on-call rotation.
• Understand the broader business context to align technical decisions with business goals, supporting long-term objectives and driving innovation.
• Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of Datadog's engineering management team.

Requirements

• A seasoned software engineer with experience building distributed systems and operating infrastructure with a focus on reliability and fault tolerance.
• A proven leader with the ability to manage team dynamics, set goals, provide feedback, and foster a positive and productive work environment.
• A capable project manager who can plan, organize, and oversee multiple software engineering projects.
• An excellent communicator who is comfortable interacting with team members, stakeholders, and upper management alike.
• A BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related scientific field or equivalent experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Passion for technology and a desire to grow skills.

Benefits

• 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 with the ability to join Community Guilds (employee resource groups).
• Access to Inclusion Talks, internal panel discussions.
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
• Competitive global benefits including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits.
• 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.