Manager I, Engineering - APM Retrieval

You have experience managing engineering teams building backend or platform systems at scale

You bring strong technical depth in distributed systems, APIs, service operations, and production reliability

You have experience working with observability platforms and operating services with clear availability, performance, and quality goals

You are comfortable leading in fast-evolving technical spaces and can translate emerging AI or platform trends into pragmatic team direction

You have a track record of driving cross-team prioritization across multiple stakeholders and downstream consumers

Datadog values people from all walks of life.

Lead and develop a team building and operating core APM retrieval services that power traces and spans search in the Datadog UI

Define technical direction and execution priorities for the APM MCP Toolset and related interfaces that support internal and external agentic workflows

Drive cross-functional alignment with platform, storage, frontend, and AI-focused teams to prioritize high-impact platform capabilities

Establish and measure success through operational and product KPIs such as token efficiency, discoverability, usage, performance, and downstream task outcomes

Own the reliability, deployment, and operational excellence of critical APM services, including services running in ITAR-compliant environments