Manager II, Engineering - AI Platform Training, Serving and Storage (NorAm) at Datadog

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 May, 26

Salary

300000.0

Posted On

07 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Leadership, Machine Learning, AI Platforms, Open Source Tooling, Software Engineering, Team Management, Collaboration, Technical Direction, Organizational Culture, Model Training, Deployment, Monitoring, Product Management, Interpersonal Skills, High-Performing Teams, Problem Solving, Delivery

Industry

Software Development

Description

The AI platform is responsible for all AI infrastructure across Datadog. Our mission is to provide tools and platforms that enable data scientists and engineers to conduct large-scale training and inference with ease. We support products such as Bits AI, LLMObs and all our AI research. You’ll join a new and fast growing team that is critical to the future of Datadog. You will support building and scaling the team, help define our technical vision and help shape the roadmap. You will manage other managers and help define the future structure of our organization, participating in the recruitment of the future managers and ICs of the department. You’ll work closely with partner teams in the AI platform organization ensuring a seamless AI development cycle. You’ll also partner with the Applied AI org, product engineering teams, and Datadog infrastructure & tooling teams to build out systems from the ground up. 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 a fast-growing organization around 20 people across 2 teams soon to be 3. You will define the roadmap for your scope and work with ICs and managers to establish the technical direction Collaborate with the engineering team and product manager to define the future of the roadmap Create a strong organizational culture centered around our engineering standards and customer- focused approach Support the whole lifecycle of AI development, including model training, serving, deployment and monitoring Who You Are: You’ve led teams that have built 0 to 1 ML/AI Platforms, with an emphasis on Open Source Tooling (i.e. Ray / AnyScale), versus pure out-of-the-box solutions. An experienced engineer and team player with strong technical skills to influence the technical direction of your teams A people leader with strong interpersonal skills, who has built and led high-performing software engineering teams, including managing managers Interested in working on an early stage project with many challenges to solve and a fast iteration cycle. You bring a strong bias for delivery and make impact through ambiguity. You have a track record of delivering high-quality software on schedule and collaborating closely with product partners. 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: $234,000—$300,000 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. Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. 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Responsibilities

Lead a fast-growing organization around 20 people across 2 teams soon to be 3. Define the roadmap for your scope and work with ICs and managers to establish the technical direction.