Job brief: Director, Engineering - Graphing and Visualization

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 2026-11-06 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• 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: $296,000 to $370,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: New York, New York, USA · New York
• Posted: 2026-11-06

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

Level: Manager. The title says "Director".

Conditions

• We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

Main duties

• Lead the Graphing and Data Visualization engineering organization, setting technical and organizational direction across graphing, dashboards, notebooks, sea…
• Develop engineering leaders and senior engineers across a large organization, building an environment that supports strong technical execution, collaboration…
• Partner closely with Product and Design to make complex, high-volume data understandable and actionable for users with different needs and technical backgrounds

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in New York, NY: $189k a year (479 listings, 40 employers). This listing is 76% higher.
• Across Datadog's 218 open listings, 52% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Datadog hires

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