The opportunity
Manager I, Engineering - Change Experience Platform
What you'll do
Lead and grow a small team of engineers responsible for internal platforms: and product experiences used across Datadog engineering.
Help define what “good” looks like for internal developer-facing platforms,: including usability, reliability, documentation, adoption, and supportability.
Set technical direction for systems that span UI frameworks, CLI tooling,: notification platforms, subscription models, and infrastructure governance workflows.
Stay in touch with your team’s code, and roll up your sleeves when needed to: unblock your team by writing code or troubleshooting issues.
Lead and cultivate a team of engineers with a diverse skill-set, including: performance management and career development.
Own and drive relationships with engineering teams and major stakeholders: helping to prioritize impact towards the team’s north star.
What they're looking for
- Run OKR processes to define and align the team's quarterly goals with the needs of the business and platform.
- You have experience managing engineers working on internal platforms,: developer tooling, infrastructure tooling, product platforms, or similar internally focused systems.
- You have strong technical judgment across distributed systems, internal: tools, APIs, data models, and user-facing engineering workflows.
- You understand that internal platforms succeed through adoption, trust,: reliability, and clear user experience, not just technical correctness.
