Manager II, Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering

Datadog

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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, Site Reliability Engineering

As an Engineering Manager II at Datadog’s Site Reliability Engineering team, you will lead a group focused on resilience validation, chaos engineering, and penetration testing. This role involves managing managers to foster their growth and build high-performing teams while shaping the strategic vision for reliability in a rapidly evolving landscape influenced by AI-driven development. You will collaborate with various teams to define and execute roadmaps that balance immediate impact with long-term improvements, championing risk mitigation efforts and driving measurable reliability outcomes. The ideal candidate has experience managing managers in dynamic environments, deep expertise in site reliability engineering, and the ability to communicate a clear vision across diverse stakeholders. Familiarity with security practices such as penetration testing is beneficial, and adaptability to drive meaningful change is essential.

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor engineering managers to build strong, high-performing teams.
  • Shape the strategic vision for reliability in response to AI-driven development.
  • Define and execute roadmaps that balance immediate impact with long-term improvements.
  • Build cross-functional partnerships to drive organization-wide reliability outcomes.
  • Champion risk mitigation efforts leading to measurable reliability improvements.

What we're looking for

  • Experienced in managing managers within dynamic, fast-evolving environments.
  • Deep expertise in site reliability engineering with large-scale distributed systems.
  • Ability to define and communicate a clear vision for reliability improvements.
  • Proven track record of building strong cross-functional partnerships across teams.
  • Passionate about developing leadership at multiple levels within an organization.
  • Exposure to security practices like penetration testing or adversarial validation.

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