Manager I, Engineering - Code Coverage | Datadog Careers

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Madrid, Spain
Posted
15 days ago

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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 · Manager I, Engineering - Code Coverage | Datadog Careers

As an Engineering Manager at Datadog’s Code Coverage team in Madrid, you will lead a four-member engineering team responsible for developing and scaling the next generation of AI-powered developer tools. Your daily responsibilities include setting technical direction, driving execution, and fostering a culture of ownership and quality through mentorship and regular feedback. You will collaborate with product management and customers to evolve the Code Coverage product into an automated system that uses production data and LLMs to enhance test coverage and effectiveness. This role requires hands-on involvement in architecture decisions and on-call rotations, as well as experience leading engineering teams and working with Java or Go in large-scale distributed systems. You should be curious about AI’s impact on developer workflows and adept at navigating ambiguous environments while building high-performing teams.

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor a team of four engineers in Madrid, fostering growth and ownership.
  • Guide the technical evolution of Code Coverage into an AI-powered system using production data.
  • Define and evolve the product roadmap by partnering with product management and customers.
  • Contribute to architecture and design decisions while participating in on-call rotations.
  • Stay hands-on with code and technology, maintaining expertise in Java or Go.

What we're looking for

  • Experienced in leading engineering teams as a tech lead or manager.
  • Proven track record of developing engineers at various levels through mentorship.
  • Strong background in AI and agentic engineering, familiar with LLMs.
  • Hands-on experience with Java or Go and large-scale distributed systems.
  • Excellent leadership skills with the ability to set priorities and drive execution.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and forming value hypotheses.

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