Director, Engineering - Detection Platform

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Benefits offered by this job

New hire stock equity (RSUs)

Continuous professional development

Global mental health benefits

Competitive global benefits

Job summary

Datadog is seeking a Director for the Detection Platform to lead a multi-team engineering organization responsible for alerting, event management, and AI-powered detection capabilities. You will partner with various teams to shape the future of detection and observability.

This hybrid role encourages a collaborative culture with opportunities for professional development, competitive benefits, and a focus on employee well-being.

Compensation ranges from $280,000 to $350,000 USD based on qualifications.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in large-scale platforms or monitoring.
• Experience with AI-enabled products and intelligent automation.
• Ability to define technical vision and drive complex initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams for alerting and event management.
• Define technical strategy aligning stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of execution and collaboration.

Skills

Leadership in engineering organizations

Technical expertise in large-scale platforms

Product instinct and architectural decision-making

Communication and influence

Job description

The Detection Platform organization is responsible for helping customers identify, understand, and act on issues across their environments through alerting, event intelligence, and autonomous detection capabilities. As Director, Detection Platform, you will lead a group of engineering managers and teams responsible for foundational alerting infrastructure, event management, monitor creation experiences, and AI-powered detection systems. This role sits at the center of Datadog’s efforts to evolve how customers detect, investigate, and respond to operational issues at massive scale. You will partner closely with Product Management, Applied Science, Design, and Engineering leaders to shape the future of detection and observability experiences for Datadog customers while leading a growing organization of engineers.

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a multi-team engineering organization responsible for alerting, event management, monitor creation experiences, and autonomous detection capabilities.
• Define and execute the technical and organizational strategy for the Detection Platform while aligning stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Design, and Applied Science.
• Drive innovation in AI-powered detection, anomaly identification, and signal generation that helps customers proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Scale highly available platform systems that process hundreds of millions of evaluations while maintaining reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
• Develop and mentor engineering managers and technical leaders, fostering a culture of execution, collaboration, and technical rigor.
• Champion customer‑centric product thinking by balancing platform investments with intuitive user experiences and measurable customer outcomes.

Who You Are:

• You have significant experience leading engineering organizations that build large‑scale platforms, infrastructure, observability, monitoring, or developer‑facing products.
• You combine deep technical expertise with strong product instincts and can make architectural decisions while understanding customer needs and business impact.
• You have experience leading leaders and managing engineering managers across multiple teams and domains.
• You have a track record of defining long‑term technical vision, building organizational alignment, and delivering complex initiatives through execution.
• You have experience working with machine learning, AI‑enabled products, intelligent automation, or large‑scale detection systems, either directly or through close partnership with specialized teams.
• You are an effective communicator who can inspire teams, influence senior stakeholders, and navigate ambiguity while driving measurable outcomes.

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

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

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

#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.

$280,000—$350,000 USD

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.