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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$187,000–$240,000
across 65 roles with salary data.
As an Engineering Manager I for Threat Detection - Applied AI at Datadog Security, you will lead the strategic development and execution of AI-driven detection and response systems. Your team will focus on building high-fidelity AI solutions that enhance security operations, including automated threat hunting and alert triage, while collaborating closely with SIRT, CTI, and other internal teams to ensure seamless integration and reliability. You will mentor a growing team of engineers in designing, training, and tuning AI systems for security purposes, and you will define key performance metrics to measure the impact of your initiatives on overall security operations. This role requires expertise in detection engineering, threat actor techniques, and experience with Python and other relevant technologies, as well as a background in building automation systems for security workflows at scale within a SaaS or cloud infrastructure environment.
Python
LLMs
ML development loop
Data pipelines
AI agents
Generative AI techniques
Natural language understanding
Visual understanding
Digital assistants
Multi-modal foundation models
Terraform
CI/CD
Kubernetes
AWS
PostgreSQL