Director of Engineering — Digital Experience AI

Datadog; Paris; Hybride; EUR 180 000 - 250 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

New hire stock equity (RSUs)

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Continuous professional development

Mentor/buddy program for networking

Inclusive culture and ERGs

Inclusion Talks

Global mental health benefits

Résumé du poste

Datadog in Paris leads the Digital Experience Monitoring group, overseeing DEM products and owning the engineering strategy for multiple domains. You will manage 50–60 engineers through a layer of Engineering Managers, shaping roadmaps with product leadership and driving AI adoption across tooling, workflows, and features.

The role offers a hybrid work model in Paris, focusing on building talent, aligning with senior leadership, and delivering scalable, data-driven observability solutions in a

Qualifications

• Experience managing Engineering Managers at scale (50–60 engineers).
• Strong ability to shape product strategy and roadmaps at scale.
• Proven track record of applying AI across engineering tooling and product features.
• Experience with large-scale, event-driven or data-intensive backend systems.

Responsabilités

• Own engineering for DEM product areas and set scope based on background and strengths.
• Manage 50–60 engineers through a layer of Engineering Managers, a manager-of-managers role.
• Shape the roadmap with product leadership and help author strategy for your area.
• Drive AI adoption across engineering org, from tooling to product features and practices.
• Navigate cross-team dependencies across DEM, APM, Core Platform, AI Platform, and Data Science.
• Build and retain engineering talent in Paris, mentor managers toward Director readiness, participate in on-call rotation.

Connaissances

Team leadership

Engineering management

Strategy development

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/ML knowledge

Description du poste

Datadog in Paris leads the Digital Experience Monitoring group, overseeing DEM products and owning the engineering strategy for multiple domains. You will manage 50–60 engineers through a layer of Engineering Managers, shaping roadmaps with product leadership and driving AI adoption across tooling, workflows, and features.

The role offers a hybrid work model in Paris, focusing on building talent, aligning with senior leadership, and delivering scalable, data-driven observability solutions in a