Manager I, Engineering - Subscriptions | Datadog Careers

Datadog

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$187,000–$240,000 / yr
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18 days ago

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This role $214k
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This role pays less than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $176,225–$256,850 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $217k 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 130 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $187,000–$240,000 across 62 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager I, Engineering - Subscriptions | Datadog Careers

The Subscriptions team within Datadog’s Revenue Engineering division seeks a full-stack engineering leader to manage and support the development of high-throughput, high-availability services that process up to 80k requests per second. This role involves overseeing the design and evolution of monetization systems for cloud marketplaces, partners, and in-app purchasing, collaborating with cross-functional teams such as Billing and Product to deliver revenue-critical features. The ideal candidate will have experience leading engineering teams in a full-stack environment, building scalable distributed systems, and working on billing or e-commerce infrastructure. They should be adept at delivering reliable customer-facing features while driving improvements to pricing models and purchasing flows for new products and markets. Proficiency with technologies like Kubernetes, AWS, and strong programming skills in languages such as Java or Python are essential.

What you'll do

  • Lead full-stack engineering team building and operating high-throughput subscriptions platform.
  • Oversee development of services handling up to 80k requests per second for reliability.
  • Guide design evolution of monetization systems supporting various sales channels and regions.
  • Drive improvements in purchasing flows, pricing models, and entitlement systems globally.
  • Ensure system scalability and performance as Datadog expands into new markets and products.

What we're looking for

  • Experience managing or leading full-stack engineering teams
  • Strong background in building and scaling distributed systems/high-traffic services
  • Familiarity with monetization platforms, billing systems, and e-commerce infrastructure
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Track record of delivering reliable customer-facing features in fast-paced environments

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