Manager I, Engineering - Fabric RPC at Datadog

Boston, Massachusetts, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Jan, 26

Salary

240000.0

Posted On

10 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Team Management, Software Engineering, Distributed Systems, Back End Programming, Technical Leadership, Architectural Discussions, Project Planning, Collaboration, Performance Management, Career Development, Traffic Management Techniques, Load Balancing, Load Shedding, Circuit Breaking, Rate Limiting

Industry

Software Development

Description

The Fabric RPC team is responsible for providing secure, reliable, cost-efficient, performant and easy-to-use service to service communication. The RPC libraries that our team provides are used by every developer in Datadog and they power all our products and services. We’re looking for an engineering manager to help us lead & expand the efforts of our RPC team. You will own the strategic direction and roadmap for tooling and services that power our networking stack and simplify delivery while increasing velocity of teams across Datadog. 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 and cultivate a team of engineers, including performance management and career development. Shape and drive the direction of RPC strategy at Datadog. Collaborate with our most senior engineers, product managers, and external stakeholders to plan, prioritize, and design the continued development of our platform. Plan the most important projects to work on next while striking a delicate balance between investment in reliability/performance, continued development of the platform, and long-term R&D. Run OKR process to define and align team’s quarterly goals with the needs of the business and community Lead technical and architectural discussions to better understand challenges and problems faced by our team and the engineering community. Who You Are: You have formally managed for a team of software engineers You have experience driving delivery in a fast paced, high growth distributed environment. You have significant back end programming experience and have architected, built, and operated distributed systems to solve problems at scale. You are pragmatic when it comes to solutions and technology. You have a BS/MS/PhD in a Computer Science, Engineering or related scientific field or equivalent professional experience. Bonus: You have practical experience or a strong understanding of traffic management techniques, such as load balancing, load shedding, circuit breaking and rate limiting - as applied to distributed RPC systems. 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. To conform to US export control regulations, candidates should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government. This job is available in various departments within our company; to conform to US export control regulations, some of these roles may require candidates to be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government. 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 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 other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference. 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Responsibilities

Lead and cultivate a team of engineers while shaping the RPC strategy at Datadog. Collaborate with senior engineers and stakeholders to plan and prioritize the development of the platform.