Manager I, Engineering - Applied AI/ML Product Analytics Suite
Core
Lead a team of Applied Scientists to research, prototype, and industrialize AI/ML capabilities (event understanding, conversational analytics, automated reporting, UI/UX issue detection) for Datadog's Product Analytics suite.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Applied AI/ML)
Builds
Proactive and agentic AI/ML features for product analytics, session replay, and experimentation tools.
Domain
SaaS observability, Product Analytics, Applied AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Applied AI/ML leadership, team building and hiring, technical vision definition, prototyping to production transition, stakeholder communication, greenfield strategy
Preferred skills
Hands-on research or applied science experience, NLP or user-behavior domain expertise, early-stage startup experience
Technologies
AI/ML frameworks, analytics platforms, session replay tools
Responsibilities
Lead and grow a team of Applied Scientists; Define technical vision and roadmap for agentic AI/ML capabilities; Stay hands-on as a technical contributor and reviewer; Shape AI delivery across the suite; Hire and onboard Applied Scientists; Represent team progress to stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC leader with management responsibilities
