Manager I, Engineering - Reference Tables Access
Lead a team of engineers to develop a reliable platform for managing tabular data at Datadog.
Posted by employer 7 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 2 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Lead a team of engineers
- Partner with product managers
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders
- Establish engineering best practices
- Mentor and coach engineers
Must have
- Strong foundation in large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with mission-critical systems
Role intensity
10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Manager I of Engineering for the Reference Tables Access team at Datadog will oversee a group of engineers focused on developing and maintaining the platform that integrates external data into Datadog's observability tools. The position requires a strong technical background in distributed systems and customer-facing platforms, along with leadership skills to guide project execution and foster team collaboration. This role is ideal for someone with experience in high-stakes operations and a knack for problem-solving, looking to influence the technical direction of a growing team in a hybrid work environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 22, 2026. Last confirmed on Datadog's careers page October 22, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,000).
- Starts above 25% of 12 comparable lead management roles in United States that list distributed systems we track (median $217,513 across 7 companies). See distributed systems salary trends
- distributed systems appears in 2.7% of 602 comparable lead management roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Manager I, Engineering - Reference Tables Access role remote?
- It's hybrid — Datadog expects some on-site time in New York, New York, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Datadog lists $192,000–$240,000 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Datadog is hiring for this position in New York, New York, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: distributed systems, platform development.
- 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, Engineering - Reference Tables Access role at Datadog.
From the original posting
The Reference Tables Access team owns the UI, MCP, APIs, and control plane that customers use to bring external data into Datadog. Reference Tables lets them use their own reference data to enrich and filter observability data without leaving the platform. The team also owns the table identity, metadata, permissions, quotas, validation, and lifecycle services behind these experiences.
Beyond the current product, the team is developing a consistent tabular abstraction that product teams can use without needing to manage the details of the underlying storage systems. This abstraction supports use cases from log enrichment and security to emerging analytical workflows built on Datadog’s internal Data Lake (ADP Lakehouse).
We’re looking for a hands-on technical leader to guide the team’s roadmap and develop these capabilities into a reliable platform. This role will shape how Datadog teams manage and build product experiences on top of tabular data.
At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships that it builds, the creativity it brings to the table, and the collaboration of being together. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead a team of engineers, ensuring effective project execution.
- Partner with product managers and staff engineers to define and drive the team’s technical direction.
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to shape the team’s roadmap and contribute to the broader organization’s technical direction.
- Establish and uphold engineering best practices, ensuring consistency and quality.
- Mentor and coach engineers, supporting their career growth and development.
- Foster an inclusive and collaborative team culture.
Who You Are:
- Technically adept, with a strong foundation in large-scale distributed systems and/or customer-facing platform development. You can dive deep into technical details in code and designs when needed.
- A problem solver at heart, eager to take on complex technical challenges with confidence and experience.
- An engineering leader, skilled in prioritization, escalation, and clear communication, helping teams make progress through ambiguity.
- Experienced with mission-critical systems and high-stakes operations, including supporting infrastructure that demands high reliability and rapid incident response through a 24x7 on-call rotation.
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
- An 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
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of 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.
About Datadog:
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