Datadog · 10 hours ago
Manager I, Engineering - AI Platform - Annotation & Evaluation
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$187K/yr - $240K/yrDatadog is a global SaaS business focused on enabling digital transformation and cloud migration. The role involves managing the Evaluation & Annotation team, defining technical roadmaps, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to build and scale AI infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBig DataAnalyticsCloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureData ManagementDevOpsProductivity Tools
Responsibilities
Manage and grow the Evaluation & Annotation team, directly managing 6-8 engineers
Define our technical roadmap in alignment with AI platform goals and the Applied AI team roadmap
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
Qualification
Required
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 build strong partnerships with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and science, and skillfully coordinate among multiple stakeholders
You have a track record of delivering high-quality software on schedule and making decisions in ambiguous and fast-paced environments
Strong technician with a mix of backend, data engineer and infrastructure experience who is interested in remaining a hands-on leader
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, 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
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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
Recent News
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