Director, Engineering - Cloud Observability
About the role
The Cloud Observability group within Datadog’s core data retrieval and processing teams powers the foundational product, Infrastructure Monitoring. This group integrates with major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) and regional/GPU-specific cloud providers, handling over 10 million metric points per second and managing approximately 40 engineers through a team of Engineering Managers.
Responsibilities
Own engineering for all of Cloud Observability
Manage ~40 engineers through a layer of Engineering Managers; this is a manager-of-managers role
Shape the roadmap alongside product leadership rather than simply executing against it — push back on, iterate on, and help author the strategy for your area
Navigate cross-team dependencies across the Agent, Telemetry Onboarding, Integrations, Action Platform, and Infrastructure Monitoring
Build and retain engineering talent in NYC, Boston, and Paris, mentor Engineering Managers toward Director readiness, and participate in the on-call rotation
Requirements
You have directly managed Engineering Managers, not just individual contributors
You have deep experience with one or more cloud providers, ideally with experience operating large-scale systems in the cloud
You have a solid understanding of cloud economics, as well as how to balance performance and cost in cloud computing environments
You integrate AI deeply into how you lead and how your teams build, treating AI-first thinking as core engineering practice rather than a feature bolted onto the product
You have a track record of shaping product decisions, not just executing against a spec
You have worked with large-scale, event-driven or data-intensive backend systems — ingestion pipelines, high-throughput APIs, or time-series/event data at scale
You are comfortable operating in English in a cross-Atlantic org, and are based in New York, Boston, or Paris
Qualifications
Passionate about technology and eager to grow your skills
Skills
Direct management experience
Experience with cloud providers
Understanding of cloud economics
Integration of AI in engineering practices
Experience with large-scale backend systems
Comfortable working in an English-speaking, cross-Atlantic organization
Benefits and Growth
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
Inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
Competitive global benefits
Best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan
Pay
The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is: $296,000—$370,000 USD
Schedule
Datadog operates as a hybrid workplace to ensure employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.