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Manager I, Engineering - Event Platform, Streaming Control Plane

Datadog’s Event Platform is one of the core applications platforms on top of which Datadog products are built. It powers more than 50 Datadog products by ingesting above 200GB/s of data while offering high availability and low latency.

 

We are looking for a hands-on technical leader to lead the Streaming - Control Plane team - the team is responsible for the systems and abstractions streaming data between services within Datadog. 

 

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to one of the most critical platforms at Datadog. You will lead a team of junior and senior engineers focused on low latency distributed streaming systems, using Java, Go, Rust and Kafka. The team orchestrates thousands of topics and hundreds of different consumers.

 

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

  • Lead technical and architectural discussions to better understand challenges and problems faced by our team and the streaming engineering community
  • Stay in touch with your team’s code, roll up your sleeves when needed to unblock your team by writing code or troubleshooting issues and participate in an on-call rotation
  • Lead and cultivate a team of engineers with a diverse skill-set, including performance management and career development
  • Own and drive relationships with product teams and major stakeholders
  • Run a lightweight agile process to pace and track what we work on and deliver high quality work on a timely manner
  • Define and align team’s quarterly goals with the needs of the business and platform

Who You Are

  • You have a BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent professional experience
  • You are a manager by choice with strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to build and lead high-performing teams
  • You have experience building out robust platforms made up of services, data stores and data streams prioritizing high availability and performance
  • You have a proven ability to work closely with internal teams to architect solutions at high scale
  • You have significant experience in one or more backend languages, such as Go, Java or Rust; and with different types of streaming related technologies such as Kafka, Flink or Spark Structured Streaming
  • You have a good affinity for user experience

 

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

  • 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.

 

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:
$187,000$240,000 USD

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.


Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.

Your Privacy:

Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.

Datadog (NYSE: DDOG) is a prominent global SaaS provider that uniquely balances growth and profitability. It offers cloud-scale monitoring and security by combining metrics, traces, and logs within one platform.

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Reward & Recognition
Friends Outside of Work
Inclusive & Diverse
Empathetic
Feedback Forward
Work/Life Harmony
Casual Dress Code
Startup Mindset
Collaboration over Competition
Fast-Paced
Growth & Learning
Open Door Policy
Rise from Within
BENEFITS & PERKS
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
Flex-Friendly
Family Coverage (Insurance)
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Resources
Life insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
401K Matching
Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Days
Paid Time-Off
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Full-time, hybrid
DATE POSTED
October 11, 2024

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