Manager I, Engineering - AI Platform - Training & Serving

The AI platform is responsible for all AI infrastructure across Datadog. Our mission is to

provide tools and platforms that enable data scientists and engineers to conduct large-scale training and inference with ease. We support products such as Bits AI, LLMObs and all our AI research.

As an engineering manager for the Training & Serving team, you’ll join a new and fast growing team and organization. You will support building and scaling the team, define our technical vision and help shape the roadmap. Your team will lead the charge on multiple critical technical challenges: distributed training o...

Manage and grow the Training & Serving team, directly managing 10+ engineers
Define our technical roadmap in alignment with AI platform goals and the Applied AI team roadmap. 
Work with our core platform teams to tailor Datadog's storage, infrastructure and data pipelines to our needs
Create a strong team culture aligned with our engineering standards and our customer focus
Participate in hands-on work: Code reviews, design reviews and some coding

 

Previous experience (1+ years) leading software engineering teams, as a tech lead or people manager
Strong technician with a mix of backend, data engineer and infrastructure experience who is interested in remaining a hands-on leader
Excellent leader with strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to build and lead high-performing teams
Interested in working on an early stage project with many challenges to solve and a fast iteration cycle
You build strong partnerships with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and science, and skillfully coordinate among multiple stakeholders
You have a track record of delivering high-quality software on schedule and making decisions in ambiguous and fast-paced environments
You have demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output
Bonus: You’re motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.