Manager Engineering - Experiments

Datadog

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $192,000–$240,000 / yr
Posted: 58 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $216k

$165k most similar roles pay here $274k

This role pays less than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $175,875–$260,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $218k 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 266 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Manager Engineering - Experiments

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Manager I, Engineering - Experiments joins the Experimentation team to lead the development of the Experimentation App. This role involves managing one to two squads, where you will mentor full-stack and frontend engineers while overseeing delivery from planning through production. You will be responsible for setting technical direction in collaboration with statistics engineers, ensuring high engineering standards through code reviews and design reviews, and recruiting top talent as the team scales. The position requires a leader who can navigate ambiguity to prioritize work based on customer input and product vision. Key competencies include strong stakeholder management, experience in career development, performance management, and tracking team velocity. The role focuses on building feature flagging and experimentation tools within the platform, specifically migrating customers from Eppo while executing an ambitious roadmap for both flagging and experimentation features.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in Remote?

Median $235250 from 43 postings across 20 companies.

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Skills

Feature Flagging Code Reviews Design Reviews Blameless Postmortems

What you'll do

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of full-stack and frontend engineers to the next level.
Own the delivery of the Experimentation App from initial planning through production.
Set technical direction by engaging credibly on architecture and trade-offs with statisticians.
Partner with Product, Design, and customers to translate feedback into actionable roadmap requirements.
Foster a culture of high engineering standards through code reviews and blameless postmortems.
Recruit, develop, and retain top-tier talent as the team scales.
Prioritize and sequence work to deliver consistently against an ambitious product roadmap.

What we're looking for

Candidates must be eligible for any required authorizations from the US government to conform to export control regulations.
2-3 years of experience as a people manager or as a technical leader with strong mentorship skills.
5+ years of experience building and shipping software.
Strong technical background to engage credibly on architecture and trade-offs.
Experience shipping products in fast-paced environments while balancing speed with quality.
Proven ability to manage stakeholders through empathy, collaboration, and clear communication.
Ability to prioritize and sequence work within a large roadmap and ambiguous environment.

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