Manager I, Engineering - Language Platform
Core
Lead the evolution of Datadog's SDKs and language platform to deliver cutting-edge observability products across 9 supported languages.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Language Platform)
Builds
Open-source SDKs, zero-touch APM instrumentation, and language-specific libraries for distributed systems observability.
Domain
Observability, Distributed Systems, Software Development Kits (SDKs)
Required skills
Engineering management, team leadership, technical architecture, Go, C, Rust, systems programming, observability tooling, client-side software development
Preferred skills
Go runtime expertise, experience shipping client-side software
Technologies
Go, C, Rust, APM, SDKs
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of 4-8 library engineers; own team delivery and productivity planning; collaborate with Product teams to reshape platform capabilities; stay technically close to the work by contributing code and setting quality standards; drive alignment across language teams and product.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC leader
