Engineering Manager, SDKs & Open-Source APM

Datadog, Inc.; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New hire stock equity

Employee stock purchase plan

Continuous professional development

Mentor program

Inclusive culture

Inclusion Talks

Mental health benefits

Job summary

Datadog is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of library engineers focused on SDKs and observability tools. You will own delivery, guide architecture, and collaborate with product teams to expand platform capabilities and zero-touch APM instrumentation.

You will stay close to code, nurture a high-performing culture, and help shape the team’s direction while working in a hybrid setup that supports work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading shipping teams and delivering high-quality software.
• Strong ability to translate product narratives into technical implementation details.

Responsibilities

• Lead, grow, and develop a team of roughly 4-8 library engineers - coaching, giving direct feedback, and empowering senior ICs as technical leaders owning outcomes
• Own team delivery and productivity: planning, milestones, reviews
• Collaborate with Product teams to reshape and grow platform capabilities and deliver open-source APM instrumentation
• Stay technically close to the work with high standards for quality and architecture
• Build strong relationships and drive alignment across language teams and product, backend
• Shape team identity and culture

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Go

C

Rust

Observability tooling

Job description

Datadog is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of library engineers focused on SDKs and observability tools. You will own delivery, guide architecture, and collaborate with product teams to expand platform capabilities and zero-touch APM instrumentation.

You will stay close to code, nurture a high-performing culture, and help shape the team’s direction while working in a hybrid setup that supports work-life balance.