Engineering Manager I, Code Coverage

Datadog

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Posted: 66 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 7 roles within 25 mi

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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, Code Coverage

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Manager I, Engineering - Code Coverage will lead and grow the Code Coverage team within the Software Delivery suite. This role involves managing a team of four engineers to develop an automated system that utilizes production signals and LLMs to improve test quality, relevance, and performance for customers tracking and enforcing test coverage. The manager is responsible for setting technical direction, mentoring staff, partnering with product management to define roadmaps, and making architecture decisions while remaining hands-on through on-call rotations. Candidates must possess experience in leading engineering teams, a strong interest in AI and agentic engineering, and proficiency in Java or Go. The role focuses on solving the challenge of improving developer workflows by leveraging large-scale distributed systems and advanced machine learning technologies to automate software testing processes.

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Skills

LLMs Java Go Distributed Systems AI Agentic Engineering Software Delivery Product Management Architecture On-call Rotation

What you'll do

Manage and mentor a team of four engineers to foster growth, ownership, and high performance.
Guide the evolution of Code Coverage into an AI-powered system using production data and LLMs.
Partner with product management and customers to define the roadmap and translate strategy into priorities.
Contribute directly to architecture and design decisions for the Code Coverage product.
Participate in the on-call rotation and remain hands-on with the codebase.
Drive execution in ambiguous environments by forming value hypotheses and iterating quickly.

What we're looking for

Experience leading an engineering team as a tech lead or manager.
Proven track record of developing engineers at different levels through mentorship and feedback.
Hands-on experience with Java or Go programming languages.
Experience working on large-scale distributed systems.
Strong interest in AI, agentic engineering, LLMs, and autonomous systems.
Ability to operate in ambiguous environments and drive execution by forming clear value hypotheses.
Strong product sense and communication skills for collaborating with customers and cross-functional stakeholders.
Willingness to stay close to the code and participate in an on-call rotation.