Manager, Engineering - Database Monitoring (AI)

Datadog

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$244,000–$305,000 / yr
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1 day ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $206k
This role $274k
$140k most similar roles pay here $323k

This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $157,250–$254,412 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $274k versus about $206k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 257 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $176,000–$240,000 across 130 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Engineering - Database Monitoring (AI)

Manager II, Engineering - Database Monitoring (AI) joins the Database Monitoring team to lead initiatives involving self-healing loops and AI agents that detect, remediate, validate, and deploy optimizations for database users. This role involves building and developing engineering teams across multiple geographies while partnering with Product to launch new capabilities and manage the product roadmap, specifically focusing on AI features and developer personas. The successful candidate will drive adoption through customer feedback, oversee go-to-market strategies, and mentor staff engineers. Key requirements include a background in product engineering, experience refining products based on direct customer interaction, and a proven track record of scaling teams. Technical expertise must include deploying applications on Postgres. The role addresses the technical challenge of providing automated optimizations and proactive monitoring for companies utilizing databases within their technology stacks.

What does a Engineering Manager earn?

Median $251750 from 146 postings across 46 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Launch new products and business lines into new markets.
  • Own the roadmap for the Database Monitoring product with a focus on AI features.
  • Drive adoption and commercial success by using customer feedback and product data to guide investment.
  • Lead go-to-market strategies to increase market penetration and product usage.
  • Hire, mentor, and develop engineering managers and staff engineers across multiple geographies.
  • Partner directly with customers to refine product experiences and find product-market fit.
  • Build and scale high-performing product engineering teams through coaching and performance management.

What we're looking for

  • Experience partnering directly with customers to refine product experiences and find product-market fit.
  • Proven track record of scaling product engineering teams through hiring, coaching, and performance management.
  • Experience leading go-to-market strategy and driving adoption and commercial success.
  • Experience deploying applications on Postgres.
  • Background in product engineering.

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