
About Datadog
The cloud monitoring platform engineers love
Key Highlights
- Public company (NYSE: DDOG) - strong equity upside
- 26,000+ enterprise customers including Netflix & Samsung
- NYC headquarters with offices in Paris, Dublin, Sydney
- $1.5B raised from Sequoia, IVP, and Index Ventures
Datadog (NYSE: DDOG) is a leading cloud observability platform that provides monitoring and analytics for applications, infrastructure, and logs. Trusted by over 26,000 customers including major companies like Netflix, Samsung, and Airbnb, Datadog is headquartered in New York City. The company went ...
🎁 Benefits
Datadog offers competitive salaries, equity options, generous PTO policies, and a flexible remote work policy. Employees also benefit from a learning ...
🌟 Culture
Datadog fosters an engineering-first culture, with 70% of its workforce comprising engineers. The company emphasizes a strong focus on solving complex...
Overview
Datadog is hiring a Senior Operations Manager to lead the Engineering Operations function. You'll focus on enhancing productivity and decision-making across a rapidly growing engineering organization. This role requires strong leadership and operational expertise.
Job Description
Who you are
You have extensive experience in engineering operations, ideally in a fast-paced technology environment — you've successfully built and led operational frameworks that support large engineering teams. Your leadership style fosters collaboration and drives productivity, ensuring that teams can focus on delivering high-quality software without unnecessary administrative burdens.
You possess a strategic mindset, capable of defining and evolving operational models that meet the needs of a growing organization — your ability to analyze and improve processes has led to significant enhancements in team effectiveness and communication. You are comfortable working with senior leaders across various functions, including Product, Finance, and Legal, to align operational strategies with business goals.
What you'll do
In this role, you will set the vision for Engineering Operations at Datadog, defining how the engineering organization operates at scale. You will establish a cohesive operating rhythm that enhances planning, communication, and measurement of effectiveness across teams. Your focus will be on reducing operational friction and enabling better decision-making, allowing engineering leaders to dedicate more time to building and shipping software.
You will partner closely with senior leaders to implement programs and systems that support the engineering function as it grows. This includes evolving the approach to operational processes and ensuring they are aligned with the fast-paced nature of the business. You will also be responsible for driving initiatives that improve team dynamics and collaboration, ultimately leading to a more efficient and effective engineering organization.
What we offer
At Datadog, you will be part of a dynamic and rapidly growing team that values innovation and collaboration. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. Join us in shaping the future of engineering operations in a leading technology company.
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