Engineering Manager I, AI Platform, Evaluation & Annotation

Datadog

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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.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager I, AI Platform, Evaluation & Annotation

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As an engineering manager for the Evaluation & Annotation team at Datadog’s AI platform, you will lead a growing team of 4-6 engineers to build and scale infrastructure supporting large-scale AI model evaluation and human annotation processes. Your day-to-day responsibilities include defining the technical roadmap, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with core platform teams to tailor storage and data pipelines. You’ll work closely with sister teams within the AI organization and Datadog’s Applied AI team to establish standards for synthetic datasets and ensure a seamless development cycle. Ideal candidates are experienced software engineers who have led engineering teams before, possess strong backend, data engineer, and infrastructure skills, and remain hands-on in coding while fostering a customer-focused culture.

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Python Docker Kubernetes AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana Ansible Terraform Linux REST JSON

What you'll do

  • Manage and grow the Evaluation & Annotation team, directly overseeing 4-6 engineers.
  • Define technical roadmap aligning with AI platform goals and Applied AI initiatives.
  • Tailor Datadog's storage and data pipelines to meet specific evaluation needs.
  • Lead creation of tooling for human annotation processes and synthetic dataset standards.
  • Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and engage in hands-on coding activities.

What we're looking for

  • Proven track record of leading software engineering teams as a tech lead or people manager.
  • Experience in managing and growing engineering teams, including direct management of 4-6 engineers.
  • Strong technical background with expertise in backend, data engineering, and infrastructure.
  • Ability to define and align technical roadmaps with organizational goals and partner teams.
  • Hands-on experience in code reviews, design reviews, and coding while leading a team.
  • Excellent leadership skills with the ability to build and maintain high-performing teams.

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