Define release cadences and help customers adopt updates, managing breaking changes in SDKs that can't be rolled back once they're installed in customers' apps
Keep SDKs consistent through a shared specification, and remove the review bottleneck so product teams can ship SDK changes without waiting on a small group of experts
Partner with product teams such as Session Replay, Product Analytics, and Feature Flags, along with our SDK guilds and server SDK teams, to guide SDK changes from design to release
Build feature sets for new product capabilities and bring that to all partner teams
Bring AI coding agents into how the team builds, tests, and ships, and take part in business-hours release, hotfix, and support escalation duty (no 24/7 pager)
Who You Are
Experienced in managing a team of software engineers, including senior engineers
Someone who has shipped and maintained SDKs, libraries, or developer tools that other engineers depend on
Strong in at least one of Mobile Platforms, including iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin) , or Browser (TypeScript), and able to hold a technical conversation about applications development.
Knowledgeable in release engineering, CI/CD, versioning, and backwards compatibility
Able to influence other teams without formal authority and build alignment across product teams
Nice to Have
Open source maintainer experience, especially working with outside contributors
Experience with observability, crash reporting, analytics, or OpenTelemetry SDKs
Familiarity with cross-platform frameworks such as React Native, Flutter, or Kotlin Multiplatform
Experience leading a platform or developer experience team
Experience using AI coding agents in your team's workflow
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.
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About Datadog
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
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