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Manager I, Engineering - APM Backend

Datadog Paris, France Full-time Leadership Posted May 15, 2026
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What it’s like to work at Datadog

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What employees love

  • Excellent compensation and equity — stock has been a genuine wealth builder for early employees
  • Strong engineering culture with smart coworkers and interesting technical challenges at scale

What could be better

  • Fast pace can lead to long hours and pressure to deliver, work-life balance varies by team
  • Rapid growth has led to organizational growing pains and bureaucracy creeping in
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About the Role

APM Data Hub is at the core of APM, one of the product pillars of Datadog. Our team is responsible for the backend pipeline that processes, transforms, and routes tracing data at scale after ingestion. Our mission is to extend the pipeline's capabilities so that multiple products across Datadog can leverage the rich data present in traces — serving not only APM Distributed Tracing but a growing number of product teams that depend on this data.

As an Engineering Manager for APM Data Hub, you'll lead a distributed team of 6 engineers with diverse seniority, shaping the technical vision of a platform that sits at a critical intersection of Datadog's product ecosystem. You'll own the roadmap for how tracing data is processed and exposed to multiple consumers, maintain high engineering standards for a system operating reliably at scale, and facilitate cross-functional collaboration with the product teams building on top of your pipeline. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to solving complex engineering challenges with a transversal impact on multiple products.

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 You’ll Do:

Who You Are:

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:


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:

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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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the work-life balance like at Datadog?
Datadog has a work-life balance score of 3.8/5 based on employee reviews. This is about average for the AI/tech industry.
What is Datadog’s culture like?
Datadog is characterized by these culture values: eng-driven, ship-fast, learning, product-impact, equity. Based on employee reviews, the company has an overall rating of 4.2/5. Excellent compensation and equity — stock has been a genuine wealth builder for early employees
How many open roles does Datadog have?
Datadog currently has 412 open roles across departments including engineering, product, sales, and more. Roles are refreshed daily from their careers page.
Is this role remote-friendly?
This role is located in Paris, France. Check the job description above for specific location and remote work details.
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