Manager I, Engineering - OpenTelemetry Agent

We are on a mission to embrace OpenTelemetry, welcoming OpenTelemetry users on Datadog and providing the best Observability experience. The OpenTelemetry Agent team’s mission is to transform the Agent into an OpenTelemetry Collector, and make sure the Datadog Agent provides the easiest and most performant experience to OpenTelemetry users.

This is a big challenge that cuts across multiple domains. As the team’s manager you’ll partner with Product and Engineering teams across Datadog to align and deliver our technical and product strategy around OpenTelemetry. You’ll work actively with the OpenTelemetry community (where we’re a top 5 contributor) to help shape observability across the industry and ensure Datadog and OpenTelemetry work together seamlessly. And you’ll develop and deploy new components and technologies to facilitate Datadog’s journey to become OTel native.

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager who cares as much about product experience and business value as they do about open source and OpenTelemetry. You must be customer driven and have the technical expertise to guide and land complex questions of technical strategy and implementation details. You should be excited by the prospect of working directly with customers and the community to develop and refine your vision for OpenTelemetry at Datadog. This is a high impact role that will help shape Datadog’s instrumentation and OpenTelemetry strategy for years to come.

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships that it builds, the creativity it brings to the table, and the collaboration of being together. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do: 

• Lead a team of Engineers and work with Product and Engineering partners across Datadog to define and deliver an industry leading observability experience for OpenTelemetry users
• Contribute to Datadog’s presence in the OpenTelemetry ecosystem by influencing specifications and aligning SDK infrastructure with industry standards
• Lead the team roadmap, staffing, and culture. Help engineers grow their impact and career.
  

Who You Are: 

• Proven experience (1+ years) leading a team of 5+ engineers with a track record of delivering high quality software
• Experience with one or more of: OpenTelemetry, observability tooling, OSS software development
• Ability to manage team dynamics, set goals, provide feedback, and foster a positive and productive work environment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across teams and functions

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.