Director, Engineering, Detection Platform

Datadog

Hybrid

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$280,000–$350,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago

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Above market

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This role $315k
$160k most similar roles pay here $370k

This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $188,159–$267,187 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $315k versus about $228k 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 130 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $187,000–$240,000 across 65 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Engineering, Detection Platform

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As Director of Detection Platform at Datadog, you will lead a team of engineering managers and developers responsible for foundational alerting infrastructure, event management, monitor creation experiences, and AI-powered detection systems. Your daily responsibilities include defining and executing the technical strategy for the Detection Platform while aligning with Product Management, Applied Science, Design, and Engineering leaders to innovate in areas such as AI-driven anomaly identification and signal generation. You will also scale highly available platform systems that process hundreds of millions of evaluations per day, ensuring reliability and performance. Key skills required include deep technical expertise, experience leading engineering organizations, proficiency in machine learning and large-scale detection systems, and the ability to mentor managers and foster a culture of collaboration and excellence. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of observability experiences for Datadog’s global customer base.

Skills

Python JavaScript Kubernetes Docker AWS CI/CD Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Redis Machine_Learning AI DevOps Scalability High_Availability Customer_Centric_Product_Design Technical_Rigor Mentorship

What you'll do

  • Lead engineering teams developing alerting, event management, and autonomous detection systems.
  • Define and execute technical strategy for Detection Platform, aligning with cross-functional leaders.
  • Innovate AI-powered solutions for proactive issue identification and resolution in customer environments.
  • Scale platform systems to handle high-volume data processing while ensuring reliability and performance.
  • Mentor engineering managers and foster a culture of collaboration and technical excellence.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience leading engineering teams in building large-scale platforms and infrastructure.
  • Proven ability to define long-term technical vision and build organizational alignment for complex initiatives.
  • Deep expertise in AI-powered detection, anomaly identification, and signal generation systems.
  • Strong track record of mentoring and developing engineering managers and technical leaders.
  • Effective communication skills to influence senior stakeholders and drive measurable outcomes.
  • Experience with machine learning and intelligent automation in large-scale detection systems.

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