Job brief: Manager I, Engineering - Observability Pipelines

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Datadog's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-11 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-11.
• The apply link opens careers.datadoghq.com, the address Datadog's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $192,000 to $240,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · New York, New York, USA · Boston · New York +1
• Posted: 2026-11-11

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Conditions

• We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
• Establish a strong operating rhythm for the team, and drive high standards for on-call rotations and incident response, reliability and release quality
• Experienced managing engineers directly, comfortable owning a team’s operating rhythm end-to-end, from planning through execution and stakeholder communication to incident and on-…

Main duties

• Own people management and engineering execution for a team of 5 engineers
• Partner closely with Product Management on the roadmap, balancing product priorities with technical realities
• Lead, coach, and grow the careers of engineers on your team

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in New York, NY: $205k a year (378 listings, 35 employers). This listing is 5% higher.
• Across Datadog's 217 open listings, 52% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Datadog hires

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