The opportunity
The Security Libraries team owns the customer-side integrations behind Datadog’s run-time security products — App & API Protection , Workload Protection , and Code Security — shipping and maintaining security capabilities across seven open-source language libraries ( . NET , Java , Go , Node.
What you'll do
Lead, grow, and develop a team of roughly 4-8 library engineers: coaching, giving direct feedback, and empowering senior ICs as technical leaders
Own team delivery and productivity: planning, milestones, reviews, and the on-call rotation
Set product direction with Product Management and balance priorities across: App & API Protection, Workload Protection, and Code Security
Stay technically close to the work: apply strong technical judgment, contribute code where it matters most, and keep quality and architecture high
Build strong relationships and drive alignment across the language teams and: product, backend, and frontend partners
Shape team identity and culture, and own accountability when problems occur
What they're looking for
- Experience managing a team of engineers: setting direction with Product Managers, owning a backlog, and running delivery
- A senior software-engineering background with strong technical judgment
- A track record developing people: coaching, direct feedback, and helping engineers, both senior and struggling, grow
- Strong cross-team communication, comfortable driving alignment across many stakeholders
