Manager I, Engineering (Cloud Cost Management)

TL;DR

Manager I, Engineering (Cloud Cost Management): Leading a team of frontend and backend engineers to build and optimize recommendations for cloud cost savings and efficiency for customers with an accent on driving technical direction, quality standards, and product outcomes. Focus on setting industry standards for ROI calculations and ensuring system stability while identifying infrastructure modifications for cost reduction.

Location: Hybrid (New York, USA)

Salary: $187,000–$240,000 USD

Company

Datadog is a global SaaS business focused on breaking down silos and solving complexity in the cloud age through infrastructure monitoring and cloud migration solutions.

What you will do

• Lead a team of 7 Engineers (mix of frontend and backend) and collaborate with product and design.
• Help customers prioritize and realize potential savings identified as recommendations.
• Build new recommendations based on the highest impact to customers.
• Drive the technical direction of the Recommendations product, setting high quality standards.
• Own technical and product outcomes, including code quality, system SLAs/SLOs, and user experience.
• Identify strengths and development areas for Engineers to support career growth.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager with a history of shipping quickly while maintaining high quality.
• An empathetic leader who builds high-performing teams through a human-first approach.
• Ability to "elevation-shift" from high-level product roadmapping to deep technical discussions.
• Comfortable with writing code, performing code reviews, and participating in technical design.
• Experience managing cloud spend and/or cloud infrastructure.

Culture & 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.
• Inclusive company culture and ability to join Community Guilds.
• Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
• Competitive global benefits including healthcare, dental, parental planning, 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements.