This role pays more than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$170,995–$246,150
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$214k
versus about
$209k
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.
As an Engineering Manager I in Datadog's Applied AI group, you will lead a team of engineers and applied scientists developing natural language interfaces and conversational AI systems that enable users to interact with telemetry data through intelligent agents. Your daily responsibilities include guiding technical execution, supporting team growth, and collaborating across engineering, product, and research teams to deliver innovative AI solutions. You will build high-quality NLQ translation systems, design evaluation frameworks, and foster a culture of experimentation and learning. The role requires expertise in large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, semantic search, and deep learning, as well as experience with LLM-powered products and natural language interfaces. This position is integral to expanding AI capabilities across Datadog's platform, addressing challenges related to accuracy, latency, cost, and safety while promoting operational excellence and system reliability.
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