Datadog · 1 week ago
Manager I, Engineering - Applied AI - Natural Language & Conversational Interfaces
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$187K/yr - $240K/yrDatadog is a global SaaS business focused on enabling digital transformation and infrastructure monitoring. As an Engineering Manager I in Applied AI, you will lead a team developing natural language interfaces and conversational AI systems while collaborating across engineering, product, and research to enhance user interactions with the Datadog platform.
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Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of engineers and applied scientists building NLQ translation systems, conversational agents, or AI-powered interfaces
Own the delivery of high-quality natural language capabilities, from semantic understanding and contextual retrieval to query generation and agentic reasoning
Build products that create data flywheels: design systems that capture user intent and feedback to continuously improve model quality and train differentiating capabilities
Drive evaluation and iteration practices for AI systems, including building offline and online evaluation pipelines to measure quality and detect drift
Partner with product managers and cross-functional teams to expand AI capabilities across the Datadog platform
Navigate the unique challenges of shipping LLM-powered products: balancing accuracy, latency, cost, and safety considerations
Support career growth for engineers through coaching, feedback, and fostering a culture of experimentation, innovation, and learning
Drive day-to-day execution and promote high standards for operational excellence, system reliability, and technical quality
Participate in hiring and help shape the future team as the organization grows
Contribute to cross-team collaboration and knowledge sharing across the broader AI organization
Qualification
Required
A technical leader with experience in AI, machine learning, or NLP systems
Proven experience building and shipping LLM-powered products, conversational AI, or natural language interfaces
A product builder who thinks beyond features, designing systems that generate data, learn from usage, and compound in value over time
Experience leading and mentoring engineers; ready to grow into broader leadership responsibilities
Strong technical expertise in one or more areas: large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, agentic systems, deep learning, or NLP
Comfortable working with Product to break down ambiguous problems, foster an experimental culture and iterate quickly on AI systems where quality is probabilistic
Familiarity with evaluation methodologies for AI systems, both offline benchmarks and online metrics
A people-focused manager able to develop and support strong engineering talent in a fast-moving domain
BS/MS/PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
Benefits
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
An inclusive company culture with the ability to join Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
Free, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
Competitive global benefits
Giving programs
Healthcare
Dental
Parental planning
Mental health benefits
A 401(k) plan and match
Paid time off
Fitness reimbursements
A discounted employee stock purchase plan
Company
Datadog
Datadog is an observability and security platform that offers infrastructure, applications, software development, and monitoring services.
Founded in 2010
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
ICONIQ GrowthIndex VenturesOpenView
2024-12-09Post Ipo Debt· $870M
2020-05-28Post Ipo Debt
2019-09-19IPO
Leadership Team
Olivier Pomel
Co-founder, CEO
Alexis Le-Quoc
Co-founder & CTO
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