Manager I, Engineering - Coordination Systems Storage
Core
Lead the Coordination Systems - Storage team to build foundational distributed systems for Datadog's internal platforms, managing configuration storage, distribution, and critical runtime control planes.
Role type
Manager I, Engineering (Distributed Systems)
Builds
Configuration storage and distribution systems, runtime configuration (feature flags), and complex control planes for Datadog's internal services.
Domain
SaaS / Observability / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, end-to-end observability (o11y), incident response and root cause analysis, performance optimization and profiling, team leadership, project prioritization
Preferred skills
Experience leading platform teams, cross-team collaboration, operational excellence culture building
Technologies
Distributed systems frameworks, observability tools, performance profiling tools
Responsibilities
Lead a core team of 5 engineers, manage ceremonies and delegate projects, stay hands-on with code for features and remediations, drive operational reviews and reliability initiatives
Seniority
Manager I, hands-on leadership
