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Engineering Manager - OrgStore Blueprint

Hybrid in Madrid·Added 4 days ago

Datadog

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Overview

Job details

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Datadog doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Work in English

    English is required, per the ad.

  • Be near Madrid for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • 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.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • A seasoned software engineer with experience building developer tools, running databases, and maintaining infrastructure with a focus on reliability and fault tolerance
  • A proven leader with the ability to manage team dynamics, set goals, provide feedback, and foster a positive and productive work environment
  • A capable project manager who can plan, organize, and oversee multiple software engineering projects
  • An excellent communicator who is comfortable interacting with team members, stakeholders, and upper management alike
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output

Nice to have

  • Bonus points: you're motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products

The role

The mission of OrgStore is to provide an easy-to-use, fully-managed platform to store and search data. With Postgres as our cornerstone technology, we focus on transactional (OLTP) data use-cases while providing a custom data plane and a flexible administrative layer. Our users are the thousands of engineers representing hundreds of teams producing products at Datadog. As a platform infrastructure team, our goal is to accelerate product teams by helping them rapidly stand up new features and make step change improvements to their application's performance. Data storage is ubiquitous and the service we are providing is critical for Datadog as the business scales and expands its product offerings.

As the Engineering Manager for the OrgStore Blueprint Team, you will lead a high-performing team of software engineers, guiding them in building and maintaining these mission-critical systems. Collaboration is key in this role, needing to work closely with other engineering, product, and support teams across Datadog. Your strategic vision will not only guide your team's day-to-day operations but also influence the long-term roadmap of support within Datadog.

What you'll do

  • Guide and mentor a diverse team of 4-8 software engineers, fostering their career growth while ensuring high team performance.
  • Drive the technical roadmap in collaboration with your team, product managers, and support teams ensuring it aligns with company objectives and directly contributes to improving customer satisfaction.
  • Engage strategically with complex technical problems and work with your team to produce well-defined and actionable plans.
  • Be a core contributor and reviewer of code, lead design decisions, and participate in our well-scoped on-call rotation.
  • Understand the broader business context to align technical decisions with business goals, supporting long-term objectives and driving innovation.
  • Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of Datadog's engineering management team.

How you'll work

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

Hiring process

4 steps3 interviewsa task to do
  1. Initial screen

    With a recruiter and/or hiring manager

    A first conversation for the hiring team to get to know you and hear your aspirations.

  2. Face-to-face interview

    With hiring manager and team members

    Conversations with the recruiter, hiring manager or team members; may consist of multiple rounds or panels depending on the role.

  3. Take-home project

    In your own time · Not every role

    Some roles include a take-home project; the recruiter explains its scope and expectations.

  4. Executive interview

    With an executive leader · Not every role

    For some roles, a final conversation with an executive leader about your experience and the wider team.

  5. Selection and offer · With a recruiter

  • One of the steps is expected to happen in person; virtual rounds run on Zoom and travel is arranged by Datadog.
  • Certain engineering roles use AI-assisted coding interviews, announced in advance; AI is not allowed in other live coding rounds.
  • The recruiter shares next steps and timelines after each interview.

About Datadog

Datadog is a leading observability and security platform for cloud applications, providing monitoring, analytics, and security tools for infrastructure, applications, logs, and more. Founded in 2010, the company has grown into a global technology leader with thousands of employees and serves a wide range of industries, from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Its platform is widely recognized as a category-defining solution in the DevOps and cloud monitoring space.

In Spain, Datadog has established a significant engineering and technical presence, particularly in Madrid, where it operates a major office. The company is known for a strong engineering culture, remote-friendly practices, and a focus on innovation, making it an attractive destination for international professionals in software engineering, security, and technical account management. With roles spanning AI, security, and data platform engineering, Datadog offers opportunities for relocating professionals to work on cutting-edge cloud technologies in a dynamic, global environment.

Industry
Observability
Founded
2010
Employees
5,000–10,000
Headquarters
New York City, USA
In Spain
Madrid

Good to know if you are moving

  • Datadog has a significant engineering office in Madrid, offering roles in software engineering, security, and technical account management.
  • The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ and has a strong global brand, which can be beneficial for career growth and international mobility.
  • Datadog's platform is widely used in the cloud and DevOps industries, providing employees with exposure to cutting-edge technologies like AI and cloud security.
  • The Madrid office is part of Datadog's EMEA operations, offering opportunities to work with teams across Europe and the world.
  • Datadog is known for a collaborative and innovative work culture, with a focus on professional development and technical excellence.

In their own words

About the company & team

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.

Additional information

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.

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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