Manager I, Documentation

Datadog, Inc.; California, New York (MO, NY, WA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock equity (RSUs)

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Professional development

Mentor program

Inclusive culture

Mental health benefits

401(k) plan and match

Job summary

Datadog seeks a Documentation Manager to lead a growing team and deliver high-quality technical content for public product documentation (Datadog Docs). The role is remote in North America, requiring close collaboration with product and engineering teams.

You will manage 3–5 writers, work with subject matter experts to document APIs, SDKs, and developer tools, and help shape documentation standards and processes. A docs-as-code mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience researching and developing technical documentation.
• 2–5 years of experience managing a small team of technical writers.
• Publicly available technical writing samples.
• Comfort reading at least two programming languages (e.g. Ruby, Python, Go, bash).
• Familiar with docs-as-code, IaaS cloud services, containers, and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Manage 3–5 technical writer direct reports and oversee day-to-day delivery of content projects.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to maintain public documentation for users, developers, and SREs.
• Experiment with the product, interview SMEs to research technical details for documentation.
• Collaborate with contributor community and the Documentation team to improve standards and processes.

Skills

Technical writing

Team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Code-reading

Tools

Git/GitHub

CI/CD tooling

Documentation as code

Job description

The Documentation team creates engaging and informative technical content, particularly our public product documentation: Datadog Docs. This is an opportunity for a Documentation Manager to help us deliver high quality technical documentation and lead one of our growing documentation teams. Our team is hands-on with the technologies that Datadog monitors, and collaborates with technical and product teams to create technical documentation for our APIs, SDKs, developer and security tools, and community developed integrations — thousands of pages of content! This role is remote in North America.

What You’ll Do:

Manage 3-5 technical writer direct reports, overseeing their day-to-day, helping them make and manage effective content project plans, formally supporting their growth and development, and fostering an environment that encourages positive engagement and performance.

Partner with our Product and Engineering teams to create and maintain public documentation for users, developers, and SREs, helping them succeed with Datadog products, features, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools.

Experiment with the product, dig into source code, and interview subject matter experts to research technical details for documentation.

Collaborate with our contributor community and greater Documentation team to develop and improve documentation standards and processes.

Who You Are:

You have 5-10 years experience researching and developing documentation for technical topics, like databases, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and performance and security monitoring.

You have 2-5 years experience managing a small team of technical writers, coaching their performance, guiding their career journey, and breaking down complex projects into achievable plans.

You have publicly available technical writing samples.

You are comfortable reading at least two programming languages (e.g. Ruby, Python, Go, bash).

You have written or managed documentation as code, and are familiar with modern infrastructure such as IaaS cloud services and containers, as well as Git/GitHub and CI/CD tooling.

You enjoy partnering with product managers, developers, and other SMEs to create robust technical documentation for developers and other types of users.

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+

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

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.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$131,000 — $193,000 USD

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram , LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

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 our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.

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