Manager II, Engineering - Applied AI
Job Description
Datadog’s Applied AI group is building the next generation of AI models that power proactive alerting, anomaly detection, text analysis, and event correlation across our platform. Our teams work with some of the world’s richest observability and telemetry datasets, developing detection and grouping models that help thousands of customers troubleshoot, automate, and optimize their cloud systems in real time.
As a Manager II in Applied AI, you will lead multiple teams of talented scientists, ML engineers and managers focused on advancing detection, grouping, and text intelligence models. You will own both the technical vision and the organizational culture, and drive collaboration across engineering, product, and research to deliver innovative AI-powered features at scale. This is a highly impactful, hands-on leadership role at the core of Datadog’s AI-driven future.
At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead and grow teams focused on detection, anomaly detection, NER, PII, log clustering, and event grouping models
- Define the vision, strategy, and technical direction for Applied AI detection and grouping initiatives in partnership with Product
- Coach and develop senior engineers and managers, fostering a culture of high performance, inclusion, and psychological safety
- Collaborate with product managers and partner teams to deliver projects from research to production, at Datadog scale
- Oversee project planning, execution, and technical quality, ensuring operational excellence and system reliability
- Participate in hiring and organizational planning for future growth
- Promote best practices in machine learning, AI engineering, operational standards, and career development across the organization
- Contribute to cross-team collaboration, knowledge sharing, and shaping Datadog’s broader AI roadmap
Who You Are:
- An experienced technical leader with a strong background in AI, machine learning, or data science
- Proven success building and shipping ML or AI-powered products
- Experience leading and mentoring multiple teams, including senior engineers and engineering managers
- Deep technical expertise in one or more: deep learning, anomaly detection, time series modeling, NLP for semi-structured data
- Comfortable partnering with Product to set vision and strategy, and turning ambiguous problems into clear plans
- A strong people manager, able to attract, develop, and retain top AI and engineering talent
- BS/MS/PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
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
- An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
- Free, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
- Competitive global benefits
- Giving programs
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
About Datadog:
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and 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 more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
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