Manager II, Engineering - AI Platform Training, Serving and Storage | Datadog Careers

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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 II, Engineering - AI Platform Training, Serving and Storage | Datadog Careers

As a Senior Manager in the AI platform at Datadog, you will lead a rapidly expanding team of about 20 people across multiple teams, defining and executing on the technical roadmap for large-scale AI infrastructure. Your role involves managing other managers, shaping organizational culture, and collaborating closely with engineering, product management, and various internal teams to build robust systems from scratch. You will focus on developing open-source tooling like Ray or AnyScale, rather than relying solely on out-of-the-box solutions, ensuring the seamless lifecycle of AI development including training, serving, deployment, and monitoring. This role requires strong technical skills in ML/AI platforms, experience leading high-performing software engineering teams, and a proven track record of delivering quality software while navigating ambiguity and fostering collaboration across diverse stakeholders.

What you'll do

  • Lead a growing organization of 20+ people across multiple teams.
  • Define the technical roadmap and direction for AI infrastructure projects.
  • Build and maintain an engineering culture focused on standards and customer needs.
  • Support all stages of AI development, from training to deployment and monitoring.
  • Collaborate with partner teams to ensure seamless integration of AI systems.

What we're looking for

  • Experienced in leading teams that build ML/AI platforms from scratch.
  • Strong technical background with expertise in open-source AI tooling like Ray/AnyScale.
  • Proven ability to manage and lead high-performing software engineering teams, including managers.
  • Skilled in defining and influencing the technical direction of projects and roadmaps.
  • Capable of supporting full lifecycle of AI development from training to monitoring.
  • Experienced in creating a strong organizational culture focused on engineering standards.

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