Manager II, Engineering - SDLC Developer Experience

Datadog • New York, NY

36d • Hybrid

About The Position

As an Engineering Manager II within SDLC, you'll lead a group of talented engineers focused on building tools, systems, and processes that empower developers to deliver high-quality software faster and more reliably. You'll own key parts of the software development lifecycle-driving improvements in CI/CD, build infrastructure, testing frameworks, or release automation. Your mission is to create an exceptional engineering experience that scales with our growing organization, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

Requirements

• Experienced working on and leading internal platforms and/or developer productivity & developer experience organizations
• You have experience with monorepos, CI/CD and deployment pipelines.
• You have experience working with one or more of the following languages: Java, Go, Python, or Rust.
• A strong people manager, able to attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent
• You're comfortable managing geographically distributed teams (across the Americas & Europe), and you have experience managing other managers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Bazel is strongly preferred.
• Excited and engaged about defining the future SDLC powered by Gen AI advancement

Responsibilities

• Define the vision, strategy, and technical direction for a part of the SDLC organization in partnership with staff engineers and cross-team leaders relying on our internal platforms
• Coach and develop senior engineers and managers, fostering a culture of high performance, inclusion, and psychological safety
• Oversee project planning, execution, and technical quality, ensuring operational excellence and system reliability
• Participate in hiring and organizational planning for future growth

Benefits

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
• Free, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
• Competitive global benefits
• Giving programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees