Datadog’s Live Debugging team builds developer tools that help engineers understand and fix production issues autonomously without redeploying code or interrupting their services.
As an Engineering Manager on this team, you will lead a group of experienced backend and frontend engineers working across product, technical, design, and AI development challenges. You will help shape the technical roadmap, guide execution, and partner with APM, Logs, and Developer Integrations to make Live Debugging essential for discovering, validating, and resolving production issues.
You will be building tools used by engineers just like yourself, with startup-like ownership and speed, backed by Datadog’s stability, scale, and large existing customer base.
This is an opportunity to grow with a newer product area in the fast-moving AI development space while building broader scope through product ownership, team leadership, and technical direction.
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.
What You’ll Do:
Lead a team of backend and frontend engineers building the Live Debugger.
Shape the technical roadmap and turn product goals into clear engineering plans.
Partner with Product, Design, APM, Logs, Software Delivery, and the Developer Integrations group.
Coach engineers on execution, technical decisions, and career growth.
Hold a high bar for quality, simplicity, reliability, and customer impact.
Participate in the team’s on-call rotation and improve how we own production systems.
Who You Are:
Experienced managing engineers and delivering high-quality software.
Strong software development skills in Go, Java, Python or similar languages.
Comfortable leading work across backend, frontend, and production systems.
Product & start up minded, with a focus on practical solutions to customer problems.
Hands-on with AI coding tools, including reviewing and improving AI-generated output.
Clear communicator across engineering, product, and design.
Collaborative, proactive, and curious about how AI is changing software development.
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.
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About Datadog:
Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. 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.
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Skills Required
- Experience managing engineers and delivering high-quality software
- Strong software development skills in Go, Java, Python or similar languages
- Comfortable leading work across backend, frontend, and production systems
- Product & start up minded, with a focus on practical solutions to customer problems
- Hands-on with AI coding tools, including reviewing and improving AI-generated output
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Datadog Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is paired with company-provided mental-health access and support for gender-affirming care. Fitness reimbursements in eligible locations further bolster wellbeing.
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Parental & Family Support — Fully paid, gender-neutral parental leave and extensive family-forming benefits (adoption, fertility, preservation, surrogacy) are highlighted. Childcare subsidies and pet-related support where eligible add practical family assistance.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — New-hire RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan at a discount provide broad ownership opportunities. Feedback suggests these equity programs meaningfully complement cash compensation in many roles.
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What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
At Datadog, we learn from and celebrate each other daily - each win is a team win. Datadogs solve tough problems, innovate pragmatically, and grow together. We promote from within, provide mentorship and opportunities for career development, and support our colleagues in the process. Best of all? We truly love what we do.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them and their team.
