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This role pays more than
51%
of similar roles. Most pay
$191,518–$254,616
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$225k
versus about
$223k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Datadog
Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.
Datadog currently has
73 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$192,000–$240,000
across 71 roles with salary data.
JOB TITLE: Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups
The Forward Deployed Engineering Manager joins the Forward Deployed Engineering team to shape and scale the operating model for the startup segment. This role involves defining engagement intake, scoping, and sprint delivery while building a catalog of offerings including observability quickstarts, custom integration development, and LLM/AI observability accelerators. You will hire and coach engineers, manage technical assessment frameworks, and translate field feedback into prioritized product briefs. The position requires expertise in cloud-native stacks like Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines, alongside experience with observability, monitoring, APM, or logging platforms. You will solve complex observability challenges by converting recurring customer needs into reusable assets like dashboards and automation scripts while navigating the intersection of sales, execution, and hands-on engineering leadership.