Datadog
Manager II, Engineering - Runtime
Datadog is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead all runtime-focused teams that build a cutting‑edge profiling product with low overhead for continuous production use. The role involves shaping the future of profiling and observability across major runtimes such as OpenJDK, Go, and others, and collaborating with open‑source communities to drive innovation in runtime engineering.
What You’ll Do
Lead multiple runtime teams and a group of staff engineers building:
Language‑specific profiling libraries (Java, Go, Python, and more)
eBPF profiling capabilities
Crash tracking and runtime instrumentation features
Partner closely with product management, design, and other APM teams to set and follow up on roadmaps and prioritize initiatives.
Mentor and grow engineering managers and staff engineers, building healthy, high‑performing teams distributed across multiple geographies.
Ensure that runtime integrations are performant, stable, and deliver high‑value insights to customers at scale.
Who You Are
Proven track record scaling engineering teams: hiring, coaching, succession planning, and building distributed team structures.
Experience managing managers and/or staff engineers in deeply technical domains.
Strong technical credibility in runtime or systems engineering, ideally with the JVM, Go, CPython, Rust, LLVM, or similar.
Excellent communicator (English), able to represent team strategy to executives, cross‑functional partners, and external stakeholders.
Ability to meaningfully review architectural proposals and guide technical trade‑offs in a complex product space.
Customer empathy and product intuition: translate enterprise developer pain points into actionable runtime improvements.
Bonus points for
Open source leadership or contributions to major runtime projects (OpenJDK, Go, CPython, Rust, or similar).
Experience leading teams building developer/runtime tooling such as profilers, debuggers, or other runtime visibility.
Experience managing teams across time zones.
Exposure to machine learning observability or performance engineering at scale.
Thought leadership in observability: speaking at conferences, writing articles, or influencing standards.
Benefits and Growth
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
Intra‑departmental mentor and buddy program for in‑house networking.
Inclusive company culture and employee resource groups.
Access to inclusion talks, internal panel discussions, and global mental‑health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
Competitive global benefits including healthcare, dental, parental planning, 401(k) plan with match, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements.
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.
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What You’ll Do
Lead multiple runtime teams and a group of staff engineers building:
Language‑specific profiling libraries (Java, Go, Python, and more)
eBPF profiling capabilities
Crash tracking and runtime instrumentation features
Partner closely with product management, design, and other APM teams to set and follow up on roadmaps and prioritize initiatives.
Mentor and grow engineering managers and staff engineers, building healthy, high‑performing teams distributed across multiple geographies.
Ensure that runtime integrations are performant, stable, and deliver high‑value insights to customers at scale.
Who You Are
Proven track record scaling engineering teams: hiring, coaching, succession planning, and building distributed team structures.
Experience managing managers and/or staff engineers in deeply technical domains.
Strong technical credibility in runtime or systems engineering, ideally with the JVM, Go, CPython, Rust, LLVM, or similar.
Excellent communicator (English), able to represent team strategy to executives, cross‑functional partners, and external stakeholders.
Ability to meaningfully review architectural proposals and guide technical trade‑offs in a complex product space.
Customer empathy and product intuition: translate enterprise developer pain points into actionable runtime improvements.
Bonus points for
Open source leadership or contributions to major runtime projects (OpenJDK, Go, CPython, Rust, or similar).
Experience leading teams building developer/runtime tooling such as profilers, debuggers, or other runtime visibility.
Experience managing teams across time zones.
Exposure to machine learning observability or performance engineering at scale.
Thought leadership in observability: speaking at conferences, writing articles, or influencing standards.
Benefits and Growth
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
Intra‑departmental mentor and buddy program for in‑house networking.
Inclusive company culture and employee resource groups.
Access to inclusion talks, internal panel discussions, and global mental‑health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
Competitive global benefits including healthcare, dental, parental planning, 401(k) plan with match, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements.
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.
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