# Manager I, Engineering - Source Code Integration

**Company:** [Datadog](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/datadog)
**Location:** Paris, France
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Python, Java, Postgres, Kafka, Event-Driven Architecture, Distributed Systems, Platform Services, Ai Agentic Tools
**Posted:** 2026-08-12

> Leads and develops an engineering team responsible for secure, scalable source-code integration platform services. The role combines people management, backend systems expertise, stakeholder prioritization, and hands-on technical leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Lead and cultivate a team of engineers of diverse experience levels, including performance management and career development.
- Lead technical and strategic discussions to understand challenges and opportunities faced by the team and stakeholders.
- Own relationships with product teams and major stakeholders, balancing competing requests with long-term investments and prioritizing impact across the platform.
- Run a lightweight process to pace and track work, supporting progressive delivery through demos and frequent iteration.
- Stay involved with the team’s systems and write code or troubleshoot issues when needed to unblock the team.
- Support internal and external customers in resolving issues and identify systematic solutions that improve the platform and integration experience.

## Requirements

- Strong collaboration, enabling, and people-first leadership skills.
- Backend engineering experience building robust systems composed of multiple services, data streams, and stores operating at scale.
- Significant experience with backend technologies such as Go, Python, Java, PostgreSQL, or Kafka.
- Experience with event-driven architecture and/or distributed systems.
- Experience operating platform services and making tradeoffs between short-term impact and long-term sustainability.
- Proven ability to work closely with product and internal teams to deliver solutions at scale.
- Leadership and direction in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Positivity and proactivity toward AI, including experience using agentic tools for development and analysis.

## Compensation and Benefits

- High income-earning opportunities based on individual performance.
- New-hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
- Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message.
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking.
- Inclusive company culture and access to Community Guilds and employee resource groups.
- Access to Inclusion Talks and internal panel discussions.
- Free global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
- Competitive global benefits.
- Giving programs.

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