Manager ll, Engineering - Datadog Agent SDLC
Lead the engineering teams for the Datadog Agent SDLC, focusing on developer experience and software supply-chain security.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 4 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 4 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Lead engineering teams for Agent developer experience
- Own software supply-chain security
- Evolve Agent software development lifecycle
- Drive AI coding enablement
- Guide evolution of build infrastructure
Must have
- Experience owning software development lifecycle systems
- First-hand experience with AI coding tools
- Familiar with complex multi-language development environments
Nice to have
- Experience with Bazel or similar build systems
- Experience leading teams through technical change
Role intensity
10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy
AI in the day-to-day
Drive AI coding enablement across the Agent ecosystem, adapting development workflows as engineers work alongside coding agents.
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Manager II, Engineering for the Datadog Agent SDLC, the individual will oversee the systems and tooling that enhance the developer experience for a flagship open-source project. Key skills include expertise in software development lifecycle management, familiarity with AI coding tools, and experience in multi-language environments. This position is suited for an engineering leader with a strong background in scaling teams and navigating technical changes. Datadog emphasizes a collaborative culture, supporting a hybrid work model that fosters creativity and work-life balance.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 14, 2026. Last confirmed on Datadog's careers page October 14, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,765).
- Starts above 56% of 93 comparable lead management roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $240,000 across 37 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
- AI/ML appears in 26.8% of 567 comparable lead management roles in United States; Bazel appears in 0.2% of 567 comparable lead management roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Manager ll, Engineering - Datadog Agent SDLC role remote?
- It's hybrid — Datadog expects some on-site time in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York, New York, USA.
- What's the salary range?
- Datadog lists $244,000–$305,000 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Datadog is hiring for this position in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York, New York, USA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI, AI/ML, Bazel, CI/CD, Developer Infrastructure, Software 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 ll, Engineering - Datadog Agent SDLC role at Datadog.
From the original posting
The Datadog Agent is our flagship open-source project and a critical part of how customers experience Datadog, with hundreds of engineers contributing annually across multiple languages and platforms. As Manager II, Engineering for Datadog Agent SDLC, you will lead the systems, tooling, and developer experience that enable engineers to build, test, secure, and ship software that runs in customer environments. You will guide the evolution of our software development lifecycle as AI coding tools reshape how software is developed, while strengthening our approach to software supply-chain security, build infrastructure, correctness, and performance. This is an opportunity to shape engineering practices for the Agent and establish patterns that can influence other open-source projects across Datadog.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead the engineering teams responsible for the Agent developer experience, build systems, correctness, and performance benchmarking platforms
- Own software supply-chain security for a public repository that ships into customer infrastructure - provenance, signing, dependency and contribution review, and the new risks coding agents introduce
- Evolve the Agent software development lifecycle to support hundreds of contributors while improving developer velocity, reliability, and security
- Drive AI coding enablement across the Agent ecosystem, adapting development workflows and infrastructure as engineers increasingly work alongside coding agents
- Guide the evolution of build infrastructure for a complex, multi-language, multi-platform codebase, including the continued adoption and development of modern build systems
- Hire, mentor, and develop engineering managers and staff engineers across multiple geographies
Who You Are:
- An engineering leader with experience owning software development lifecycle systems and developer infrastructure
- First-hand experience with AI coding tools and flows, excited by the opportunities and mindful of challenges created by AI-assisted software development
- Curious about the art of proving software correct: deterministic simulation testing, fault injection, property-based testing, continuous performance benchmarking
- Familiar with complex multi-language development environments, CI/CD, remote build execution and caching; experience with Bazel or similar build systems is a plus
- Experienced leading multiple teams through technical and organizational change while balancing roadmap velocity, reliability, security, and long-term platform investments
- A proven track record scaling exceptional engineering teams: hiring, coaching, performance management, and building appropriate team structures globally
Benefits and Growth:
- High income earning opportunities based on self performance
- New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
- Generous global benefits
#LI-Hybrid
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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