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Manager I, Technical Support Engineering

Manage and mentor a team of Support Engineers to ensure client success and effective technical support at Datadog.

Location
Seoul, South Korea
Compensation
Not disclosed
Level
lead
Type
full time · Hybrid

Posted by employer 3 months ago

First seen on Joblaze 3 months ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago

Skills & Technologies

Role intensity

10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy

Requirements

Experience
3+ years

Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Continuous professional development Inclusive company culture Best in breed onboarding New hire stock equity (RSUs) Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program Generous global benefits

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Manager of Technical Support Engineering at Datadog leads a dynamic team of Support Engineers, focusing on client requests, troubleshooting, and integration management. Key skills include people management, a foundational understanding of programming, and proficiency in Linux, alongside fluency in English and Korean. This position is ideal for someone with at least three years of leadership experience who is passionate about mentorship and client-centric solutions. Datadog fosters a collaborative culture, emphasizing continuous learning and professional development.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed about 3 months ago — first seen on Joblaze June 25, 2026. Last confirmed on Datadog's careers page October 11, 2026.

Quick facts

Is the Manager I, Technical Support Engineering role remote?
It's hybrid — Datadog expects some on-site time in Seoul, South Korea.
How much experience is required?
At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Manager I, Technical Support Engineering role.
Where is the role based?
Datadog is hiring for this position in Seoul, South Korea.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Linux.
What seniority level is this role?
Datadog targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Manager I, Technical Support Engineering role at Datadog.

From the original posting

We are Datadog's in-house product experts. The technical solutions team enables Datadog's worldwide growth by educating potential clients and ensuring that existing customers are happy and successful. We share our technical and product expertise with customers through demos, presentations, technical evaluations, and ongoing support. Technical solutions is a growing global team that collaborates constantly to share knowledge and continuously advance our technical skillset.

What You’ll Do:

  • Manage, develop, and mentor a fast-paced team of Support Engineers who respond to client requests, reproduce and troubleshoot issues, and dive into the 1000+ integrations that Datadog works with
  • Ensure successful onboarding of new Support Engineers
  • Help triage Support Engineering queues and work with Product and Engineering on urgent matters
  • Review and help prioritize Support Engineering escalations, and follow up with customers in Korea
  • Dispatch customer requests throughout the day as part of a queue rotation schedule
  • Oversee demo training and assist in demo certification
  • Assist with incident response during outages/incidents, communicating with customers and providing our internal teams with info that we’re getting first-hand from those customers
  • Build out documentation and knowledge base articles for a variety of technologies

Who You Are:

  • Passionate about people management and/or mentorship with minimum 3 years of experience leading a team
  • Curious, self-motivated, detail-attentive, and have a desire for continuous learning
  • A critical thinker who defaults to a client-centric approach
  • A tinkerer with some programming experience and a basic knowledge of Linux
  • Business or native-level fluency in English and Korean (spoken and written) is required, as this role will communicate with cross-functional partners and external customers, locally and globally
  • Able to work a rotating schedule that requires weekend availability

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We know 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 experience, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth:

  • Best-in-breed onboarding
  • Generous global benefits
  • Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
  • An inclusive company culture, able to join our Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks

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