Manager I, Engineering - Onboarding Growth (Fullstack)

TL;DR

Manager I, Engineering - Onboarding Growth (Fullstack): Leading the Onboarding team to optimize the first-time user experience and trial adoption with an accent on rapid experimentation and data-driven product iterations. Focus on designing AI-assisted setup options, building personalized onboarding data platforms, and streamlining UX flows to accelerate user time-to-value.

Location: Hybrid in New York, New York, USA

Salary: $187,000 — $240,000 USD

Company

Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud-scale applications, focusing on providing observability and security for modern infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead the Onboarding Growth team, setting product direction and coaching engineers at various levels.
• Plan and staff projects in collaboration with Product Management and Design to enhance the trial experience.
• Build UX features and rapid experimentation frameworks to streamline user onboarding.
• Develop data platforms to personalize the onboarding journey for each user based on behavior.
• Create AI-assisted setup options to ensure a seamless out-of-the-box experience.
• Champion the use of analytics to analyze user behavior and apply insights to product UX.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of people management experience in a software engineering setting.
• Experience managing full stack development teams.
• Product-oriented mindset with a proven ability to ship and iterate on features quickly.
• Passion for experimentation and using data to drive technical and product decisions.
• Excellent communication skills for delivering actionable and empathetic feedback.
• Must be able to work in a hybrid setup in New York, USA.

Culture & Benefits

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
• Comprehensive healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits.
• 401(k) plan with company match and fitness reimbursements.
• Continuous professional development, product training, and structured career pathing.
• Inclusive environment with Community Guilds and an intradepartmental mentor program.
• Flexible hybrid workplace to support work-life harmony.