Manager II Engineering - Site Reliability Engineering

We are seeking an Engineering Manager II to lead a group within Datadog’s Site Reliability Engineering organization spanning teams focused on resilience validation chaos engineering and penetration testing. This role operates at the intersection of reliability security and proactive risk mitigation driving initiatives that directly improve system robustness at scale. You will manage managers shape the strategic vision for reliability in a rapidly evolving landscape influenced by AI-driven development and partner across the organization to elevate engineering practices. This is a highly autonomous leadership role with significant scope and impact suited for someone energized by complexity scale and continuous evolution.

At Datadog we place value in our office culture the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and mentor engineering managers fostering their growth while building strong high-performing teams across your organization

• Contribute to and advance the vision for reliability at Datadog including adapting practices in response to the evolving impact of AI on software development

• Guide teams in defining and executing roadmaps that balance immediate impact with sustainable long-term improvements

• Build strong cross-functional partnerships across engineering security and product teams to drive organization-wide reliability outcomes

• Champion a solutions/outcome-oriented approach by driving risk mitigation efforts and leading initiatives that result in measurable reliability improvements

Who You Are:

• You have experience managing managers in dynamic fast-evolving environments and are passionate about developing leadership at multiple levels

• You bring deep expertise in site reliability engineering and have worked with large-scale distributed systems

• You can define and communicate a clear vision aligning diverse stakeholders across a complex organization

• You have exposure to security practices such as penetration testing or adversarial validation (nice to have)

• You are an adaptable leader who can drive meaningful change and adjust your approach based on context and organizational needs

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.

Benefits and Growth:

• Generous and competitive benefits package

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan

• Continuous career development and pathing opportunities

• Employee-focused best in class onboarding

• Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program

• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

What We Do

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation cloud migration and infrastructure monitoring of our customers' entire technology stacks. Built by engineers for engineers Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together we champion professional development diversity of thought innovation and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative pragmatic and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems take smart risks and celebrate one another.

Why Work With Us

At Datadog we learn from and celebrate each other daily - each win is a team win. Datadogs solve tough problems innovate pragmatically and grow together. We promote from within provide mentorship and opportunities for career development and support our colleagues in the process. Best of all? We truly love what we do.

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