Manager I, Engineering - Coordination Systems Storage (Distributed Systems)

Location: New York, New York, USA; hybrid workplace.

Salary: $192,000–$240,000 USD per year, plus equity and possible variable compensation.

Company

Datadog provides internal platforms supported by foundational distributed systems for sharding, consensus, resource protection, and configuration distribution.

What you will do

• Lead the Coordination Systems Storage team of five distributed engineers, with most team members based in New York City.
• Run team ceremonies, prioritize work, and delegate projects.
• Remain hands-on by implementing isolated features, small remediations, and investigation follow-ups.
• Participate actively in operations, incident response, and root cause analysis.
• Promote operational excellence through gamedays, operational reviews, and proactive reliability work.

Requirements

• Strong distributed systems expertise, including understanding failure modes, end-to-end observability, validation testing, and simulation setup.
• Previous experience working on platform teams that provide critical infrastructure to internal stakeholders.
• Experience responding to significant incidents and owning follow-up actions.
• Strong cross-team collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong coding foundation, including performance optimization and profiling.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid workplace emphasizing collaboration and work-life harmony.
• New hire stock equity through RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Professional development, product training, career pathing, and mentorship programs.
• Inclusive culture with Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks.
• Global mental health benefits and comprehensive benefits that may include healthcare, dental, parental planning, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements.