Manager I, Engineering - OrgStore Blueprint

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<p>The mission of OrgStore is to provide an easy-to-use, fully-managed platform to store and search data. With Postgres as our cornerstone technology, we focus on transactional (OLTP) data use-cases while providing a custom data plane and a flexible administrative layer. Our users are the thousands of engineers representing hundreds of teams producing products at Datadog. As a platform infrastructure team, our goal is to accelerate product teams by helping them rapidly stand up new features and make step change improvements to their application's performance. Data storage is ubiquitous and the service we are providing is critical for Datadog as the business scales and expands its product offerings.</p>

<p>As the Engineering Manager for the OrgStore Blueprint Team, you will lead a high-performing team of software engineers, guiding them in building and maintaining these mission-critical systems. Collaboration is key in this role, needing to work closely with other engineering, product, and support teams across Datadog. Your strategic vision will not only guide your team's day-to-day operations but also influence the long-term roadmap of support within Datadog.</p>

<p><em>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.</em></p>

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<p><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p>

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<li>Guide and mentor a diverse team of 4-8 software engineers, fostering their career growth while ensuring high team performance.</li>

<li>Drive the technical roadmap in collaboration with your team, product managers, and support teams ensuring it aligns with company objectives and directly contributes to improving customer satisfaction.</li>

<li>Engage strategically with complex technical problems and work with your team to produce well-defined and actionable plans.</li>

<li>Be a core contributor and reviewer of code, lead design decisions, and participate in our  well-scoped on-call rotation.</li>

<li>Understand the broader business context to align technical decisions with business goals, supporting long-term objectives and driving innovation.</li>

<li>Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of Datadog’s engineering management team.<br><br></li>

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<p><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p>

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<li>A seasoned software engineer with experience building developer tools, running databases, and maintaining infrastructure with a focus on reliability and fault tolerance</li>

<li>A proven leader with the ability to manage team dynamics, set goals, provide feedback, and foster a positive and productive work environment</li>

<li>A capable project manager who can plan, organize, and oversee multiple software engineering projects</li>

<li>An excellent communicator who is comfortable interacting with team members, stakeholders, and upper management alike</li>

<li>Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output</li>

<li>Bonus points: you’re motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products</li>

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<p><em>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. </em></p>

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<p><strong>Benefits and Growth:</strong></p>

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<li>New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)</li>

<li>Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing</li>

<li>Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking</li>

<li>An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)</li>

<li>Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions</li>

<li>Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+</li>

<li>Competitive global benefits</li>

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<p><em>Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.</em></p>

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