Manager I, Engineering - Applied AI - Natural Language & Conversational Interfaces | Datadog Careers

Datadog

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Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$187,000–$240,000 / yr
Posted
15 days ago

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This role pays more than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $185,500–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $216k for comparable roles.

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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 109 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $187,000–$240,000 across 58 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager I, Engineering - Applied AI - Natural Language & Conversational Interfaces | Datadog Careers

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.

What you'll do

  • Lead and develop a team building NLQ translation systems and conversational AI.
  • Own the delivery of high-quality natural language capabilities from understanding to reasoning.
  • Design systems that capture user intent and feedback for continuous improvement.
  • Drive evaluation practices, including offline and online pipelines for AI quality.
  • Support career growth for engineers through coaching and fostering innovation.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience leading and developing teams of engineers and applied scientists in AI, ML, or NLP.
  • Extensive background in building and shipping LLM-powered products, conversational AI, or natural language interfaces.
  • Strong technical expertise in large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, agentic systems, deep learning, or NLP.
  • Experience driving evaluation practices for AI systems, including offline and online evaluation pipelines.
  • Ability to partner with product managers and cross-functional teams to expand AI capabilities across platforms.
  • BS/MS/PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Skilled in supporting career growth for engineers through coaching, feedback, and fostering a culture of innovation.

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