Datadog

Manager I, Engineering - Coordination Systems Storage

Datadog ๐Ÿ“ New York, USA ๐Ÿ”€ Hybrid Posted Sep 4, 2026 via Datadog careers
full-time ๐Ÿ“‚ Software Development ๐Ÿ”€ Hybrid ๐Ÿญ Technology

โœจ Job Highlights

  • โ˜…Pay: $192,000 to $240,000 a year
  • โ˜…Hybrid: New York
  • โ˜…Full-time role in software development
  • โ˜…Apply directly on Datadog's careers site
  • โ˜…Posted September 4, 2026

Full Job Description

Manager I, Engineering - Coordination Systems Storage job at Datadog in New York

Datadog is recruiting a Manager I, Engineering - Coordination Systems Storage to join the team in New York. The position is full-time and hybrid, with some days on site and some from home. Datadog lists pay of $192,000 to $240,000 a year.

The description below comes from Datadog's own job posting.

Coordination Systems provides foundational distributed systems building blocks for internal Datadog platforms. Our services cover sharding, consensus, resource protection, configuration distribution, and much more.

We are looking for a manager to lead the Coordination Systems - Storage team. This team provides essential configuration storage and distribution systems that are depended upon by almost every service and pod at Datadog. We power critical runtime configuration (e.g. feature flags), complex control planes (e.g. dynamic sharding configuration), and much more.

Storage is one of four subteams within Coordination Systems. If successful, the candidate will have opportunities to lead other growing and impactful areas such as Resource Protection.

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.

What Youโ€™ll Do: (Describe role responsibilities here/max 6 bullets)

  • Lead a core team of 5 engineers (distributed, with majority in NYC)
  • Lead ceremonies, prioritize and delegate project
  • Stay hands-on with the code, e.g. isolated features, small remediations, investigation follow ups
  • Stay actively involved in operations, incidents, root cause analysis, etc.
  • Constantly promote a culture of operational excellence, organizing gamedays, conducting operational reviews, staying proactive with reliability
  • Who You Are: (Describe role qualifications here/max 6 bullets)

  • Strong distributed systems skills, able to understand and account for a variety of failure modes, well-versed in end-to-end o11y, validation testing, simulation setup, etc.
  • Worked on platform teams before, providing critical infrastructure to internal stakeholders
  • Experienced in handling significant incidents, both as a responder and follow-up owner
  • Strong cross-team collaboration and stakeholder management skills
  • Strong foundation in coding, experienced with performance optimizations and profiling
  • 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 youโ€™re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

    Benefits and Growth: (Describe opportunities offered here)

  • 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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    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: $192,000 to $240,000 USD

    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

    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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    Quick answers

    What is the salary for the Manager I, Engineering - Coordination Systems Storage role at Datadog?

    Datadog advertises $192,000 to $240,000 a year for this role.

    Can I work remotely in this job?

    It is hybrid. You would work partly from home and partly from the office in New York.

    What experience do I need for this Manager I, Engineering - Coordination Systems Storage job?

    The posting mentions skills such as Stakeholder Management. Read the full description above for the complete list.

    How do I apply?

    Use the apply button on this page. It takes you to Datadog's own application form, so your CV goes directly to their hiring team.

    When was this job posted?

    Datadog published the role on September 4, 2026. We check the employer's job board every day and take this page down when the role closes, so if you can read it, the job was still listed at our last check.

    Source: Datadog careers page (careers.datadoghq.com). Applications go straight to the employer. We check the listing daily and remove it once it closes.

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    ๐Ÿข Company Datadog
    ๐Ÿ“ Location New York, USA
    ๐Ÿ’ผ Job Type full-time
    ๐ŸŒ Work Mode ๐Ÿ”€ Hybrid
    ๐Ÿญ Industry Technology
    ๐Ÿ—“ Posted Date Sep 4, 2026
    ๐Ÿ”— Via Datadog careers
    ๐Ÿ“… Deadline Dec 16, 2034

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